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JaVale McGee Brings Leadership, Defense -- and Three Rings -- to Cleveland

To paraphrase Ferris Bueller, life in the NBA moves pretty fast.

Like, if someone told you a year ago that Andre Drummond would be the Cavs starting center on opening night and JaVale McGee would be his backup, you might’ve responded with a quizzical look.

Now it seems completely normal. And it’s safe to say that for the 3-1 Cavaliers, it’s working out pretty well.

McGee arrived in a late-November deal, with Cleveland sending Alfonzo McKinnie and Jordan Bell to the Lakers in exchange for McGee and a 2026 second round pick.