JaVale McGee
American basketball player (born 1988)
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- JaVale Lindy McGee ( jə- VAYL ; born January 19, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA).
- McGee is a three-time NBA champion, having won consecutive titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before winning a third title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020.
- High school and college career McGee was born in Flint, Michigan, and attended two high schools in Michigan, Detroit Country Day School and Providence Christian, before transferring to Hales Franciscan High School in Chicago, Illinois.
- McGee was the starting center for the University of Nevada.
- 3 rebounds and shooting 53% from the field and 33% from three-point range as a sophomore, McGee decided to hire an agent and declare for the 2008 NBA draft.
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WikipediaJaVale Lindy McGee ( jə-VAYL; born January 19, 1988) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Beijing Ducks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack and was selected 18th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA draft. McGee is a three-time NBA champion, having won consecutive titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before winning a third title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. The son of Olympic gold medalist Pamela McGee, he won a gold medal with the 2020 U.S. Olympic team.
McGee was born in Flint, Michigan, and attended two high schools in Michigan, Detroit Country Day School and Providence Christian, before transferring to Hales Franciscan High School in Chicago, Illinois. According to Hales Franciscan coach Gary London, McGee's natural position in college was ideally small forward, and he could play both forward spots.
McGee was the starting center for the University of Nevada. After averaging 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds and shooting 53% from the field and 33% from three-point range as a sophomore, McGee decided to hire an agent and declare for the 2008 NBA draft.
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