JaVale Lindy McGee (/dʒəˈveɪl/ jə-VAYL;[1] born January 19, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Vaqueros de Bayamón of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN).

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.

[4] On January 9, 2010, the Wizards fined McGee $10,000 for participating in Gilbert Arenas' antics before a game against the Philadelphia 76ers four days prior.

Arenas was being investigated for a prior incident involving guns in the Wizards' locker room, but made light of the accusations by pointing his finger at his teammates, as if he were shooting them.

On March 15, 2011, in a 98–79 loss against the Chicago Bulls, McGee notched his first career triple-double, recording 11 points, 12 rebounds, and 12 blocks.

[14] On March 21, in his Nuggets debut, McGee made the game-winning dunk off an Arron Afflalo missed free throw with five seconds left on the clock.

[17] McGee's 2013–14 season was ended on February 20, 2014, when he underwent surgery to repair a stress fracture in his left tibia in which he sustained on November 8, 2013.

[18] On October 29, 2014, McGee made his return for the Nuggets, recording two points and two rebounds in the season opening 89–79 victory over the Detroit Pistons.

On November 22, McGee made his debut for the Mavericks, playing in just under 11 minutes off the bench, recording eight points and six rebounds in a 117–114 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

[23] On January 5, 2016, he recorded season highs of 13 points and 11 rebounds in a 117–116 narrow double overtime victory over the Sacramento Kings.

[33] In June 2018, McGee won his second straight championship after the Warriors defeated the Cavaliers in a four-game sweep during the NBA Finals.

[38] On November 23, 2020, McGee was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Alfonzo McKinnie and Jordan Bell.

[40] On March 25, 2021, McGee was traded to the Denver Nuggets in exchange for center Isaiah Hartenstein and two future second-round picks.

[45] After debuting with the Kings, he matched his mother Pamela in playing for professional basketball franchises in Dallas, Los Angeles, and Sacramento.

[52] In 2014, McGee was asked again by the Gilas Pilipinas to take part as a naturalized player for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain.

[54][55] McGee and forward Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs were announced as replacements for Bradley Beal and Kevin Love on the 2020 U.S. Olympic team.

[59] McGee's father, 6-foot-10-inch (2.08 m) George Montgomery, was a 1985 second-round draft selection by the Portland Trail Blazers, though he did not play for the team.

[2] His mother, 6-foot-3-inch (1.91 m) Pamela McGee, was a University of Southern California standout who played with her twin sister, Paula, and Cheryl Miller, and won two NCAA Division I championships, in 1983 and 1984.

[61] His younger half-sister, Imani McGee-Stafford, is also a professional basketball player who previously played in the WNBA for both the Chicago Sky and the Atlanta Dream.

[62] His mother, with a degree in economics, balanced her international basketball career with raising both children, homeschooling, coaching and teaching school in the offseason.