Last summer, the Los Angeles Lakers made a handful of interesting — for lack of a better word — signings in free agency after getting a verbal commitment from LeBron James on July 1. Of those signings, JaVale McGee is arguably the only one that panned out.
McGee left the reigning champion Golden State Warriors to sign a one-year contract with the Lakers for the veteran’s minimum. Within his first handful of games with the team, it was clear he was going to outplay his contract.
Through 68 games with Los Angeles, McGee has averaged 11.