Amongst all the crazy off-court antics centered around a certain undersized but incredibly versatile point forward/small ball center this summer, one of the most shocking news stories concerning the 2015 NBA champion Golden State Warriors this offseason was ESPN’s Marc Stein’s report that the team had signed two-time Shaqtin’ A Fool MVP JaVale McGee to a make-good contract, giving the 7-foot center a chance to make the regular season roster out of training camp.
As Blue Man Hoop editor Carlos Murillo wrote a couple days ago, McGee, 28, doesn’t have a guaranteed spot on the team, but he does have a chance, and he will competing for that final roster slot against a number of other NBA guys like 2015 NBA D-League Finals MVP Elliot Williams, whom many Warriors fans may remember from his time playing with the Santa Cruz Warriors.