Sources: Mavs land C McGee for 3 years, $20.1M

The Dallas Mavericks and middle JaVale McGee have agreed to a three-year contract price $20.1 million, sources informed ESPN’s Tim MacMahon.

The deal features a participant possibility for the third season, sources mentioned.

McGee loved arguably one of the best season of his profession because the backup middle and stopgap starter on a dominant Phoenix Suns crew final season, averaging close to profession highs in factors and rebounds on a per-minute foundation.

He proved to be a key depth piece on a Suns crew that misplaced Frank Kaminsky for the season with a knee harm and noticed Deandre Ayton miss a number of video games. McGee began 17 video games for the Suns.

McGee provides Dallas some much-needed rim safety and a giant lob-threat goal for Luka Doncic. McGee joins Christian Wooden because the second frontcourt addition Dallas made this offseason after getting crushed on the boards by Golden State within the Western Convention finals.

McGee informed ESPN he expects to be the Mavs’ beginning middle. “I noticed some alternatives on the market the place I used to be like, ‘Oh yeah, if that they had a rolling massive, they may dominate in a special side,’” McGee mentioned of selecting Dallas and taking part in with Doncic.

Getting into his fifteenth season within the NBA, McGee has been part of three championship groups — two with the Golden State Warriors (2017, 2018) and one with the Los Angeles Lakers (2020). He’s additionally reuniting with Mavs head coach Jason Kidd, who was on Frank Vogel’s employees throughout L.A.’s run to the title.

A pure rim-rolling middle, McGee has averaged 1.5 blocks whereas capturing 57.6% from the sector for his profession.