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.