JaVale McGee - Career, Teams & Fame

Fame share

Combined across every stint with each team.

Golden State Warriors35%

Los Angeles Lakers30%

Washington Wizards15%

DEN9%

PHX8%

Golden State Warriors35%
Los Angeles Lakers30%
Washington Wizards15%
Denver Nuggets8.9%
Phoenix Suns7.7%
Dallas Mavericks2.2%
Cleveland Cavaliers1.3%
Sacramento Kings0.4%
Philadelphia 76ers<0.1%

Total legacy per season

Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.

6532WASDENPHIDALGSWLALDENCLEPHXDALSACPEAK · 65 · 2019-20 · LAL

2008-092011-122014-152017-182019-202023-24

LALLos Angeles Lakers

Career teams - the connection strand

Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.

WAS

Washington Wizards2008-09 to 2011-124 seasons · 48 fame

DEN

Denver Nuggets2011-12 to 2014-154 seasons · 29 fame

PHI

Philadelphia 76ers2014-151 season · 0 fame

DAL

Dallas Mavericks2015-161 season · 5 fame

GSW

Golden State Warriors2016-17 to 2017-182 seasons · 115 fame

LAL

Los Angeles Lakers2018-19 to 2019-202 seasons · 98 fame

DEN

Denver Nuggets2020-211 season · 0 fame

CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers2020-211 season · 4 fame

PHX

Phoenix Suns2021-221 season · 25 fame

DAL

Dallas Mavericks2022-231 season · 3 fame

SAC

Sacramento Kings2023-241 season · 1 fame

Career

7.6PPG

5.0RPG

0.4APG

909Games

16Seasons

3Titles

Peak season: 2019-20 - 65 fame points.

Draft: Round 1, No. 18 overall (2008).

Season-by-season log · 16 seasons

Season	Team(s)	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	Fame Earned	Awards	Playoffs
2008-09	WAS (19-63)	75	6.5	3.9	0.3	7	-	-
2009-10	WAS (26-56)	60	6.4	4.0	0.2	5	-	-
2010-11	WAS (23-59)	79	10.1	8.0	0.5	22	-	-
2011-12	WAS (20-46)DEN (38-28)	61	11.3	7.8	0.5	20	-	Lost First Round
2012-13	DEN (57-25)	79	9.1	4.8	0.3	20	-	Lost First Round
2013-14	DEN (36-46)	5	7.0	3.4	0.4	0	-	-
2014-15	DEN (30-52)PHI (18-64)	23	4.6	2.7	0.1	3	-	-
2015-16	DAL (42-40)	34	5.1	3.9	0.1	5	-	Lost First Round
2016-17	GSW (67-15)	77	6.1	3.2	0.2	58	Champion	🏆 NBA Champion
2017-18	GSW (58-24)	65	4.8	2.6	0.5	57	Champion	🏆 NBA Champion
2018-19	LAL (37-45)	75	12.0	7.5	0.7	33	-	-
2019-20	LAL (52-19)	68	6.6	5.7	0.5	65	Champion	🏆 NBA Champion
2020-21	DEN (47-25)CLE (22-50)	46	7.3	5.2	0.8	5	-	Lost Conf Semis
2021-22	PHX (64-18)	74	9.2	6.7	0.6	25	-	Lost Conf Semis
2022-23	DAL (38-44)	42	4.4	2.5	0.3	3	-	-
2023-24	SAC (46-36)	46	4.0	2.7	0.4	1	-	-

The Award Wall

The Fame Recipe

Fame shape

What built this fame

Base fame · 456.50

Career Stats14982nd

Longevity3873rd

Draft Bonus2936th

Peak Bonus13573rd

Honors015th

Rings10681st

How it adds up

Base fame456.50

× Recency 1.20+92.21

× Young Superstar 1.03+14.82

+ Outside Basketball+100.00

+ Team Context+135.26

= Final fame825.37

Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.

Teammates · strongest connections

How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.

Andre IguodalaDEN, GSW · 3 seasons · 3.0 together341connection LeBron JamesLAL · 2 seasons · 2.0 together283connection Stephen CurryGSW · 2 seasons · 2.0 together225connection Kevin DurantGSW · 2 seasons · 2.0 together213connection Draymond GreenGSW · 2 seasons · 2.0 together181connection Nick YoungWAS, GSW · 5 seasons · 4.9 together174connection Klay ThompsonGSW · 2 seasons · 2.0 together150connection Rajon RondoLAL · 2 seasons · 2.0 together126connection Shaun LivingstonWAS, GSW · 3 seasons · 2.6 together108connection Chris PaulPHX · 1 season · 1.0 together101connection

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Quick Answers

What teams did JaVale McGee play for?

JaVale McGee played for the Washington Wizards, Denver Nuggets, Philadelphia 76ers, Dallas Mavericks, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, and Sacramento Kings.

What team is JaVale McGee most known for?

JaVale McGee is most known for the Golden State Warriors (35%), Los Angeles Lakers (30%), and Washington Wizards (15%) - ranked by share of JaVale McGee's on-court Tetherball fame.

How many championships did JaVale McGee win?

JaVale McGee won 3 NBA championships.

What was JaVale McGee's most famous season?

JaVale McGee's most famous season was 2019-20, earning 65 fame points - 68 games, 6.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 0.5 assists, and 16.6 minutes per game.

What were JaVale McGee's career stats?

JaVale McGee averaged 7.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 0.4 assists per game over 909 career games.

When did JaVale McGee play in the NBA?

JaVale McGee played from 2008-09 to 2023-24, spanning 16 NBA seasons.

Where was JaVale McGee drafted?

JaVale McGee was selected with the #18 overall pick (Round 1) in the 2008 NBA Draft.

How famous is JaVale McGee?

JaVale McGee has a Tetherball fame score of 825, ranked #408 of 5,416 rated players - rated Common.

Who was JaVale McGee's most famous teammate?

JaVale McGee's most famous teammate was LeBron James, sharing 2 seasons together.

Who were JaVale McGee's most connected teammates?

JaVale McGee's most connected teammates were Andre Iguodala, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry - the strongest teammate connections of JaVale McGee's career, led by Andre Iguodala over 3 shared seasons.

What awards did JaVale McGee win?

JaVale McGee did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.

Career fame

825.37

Common#408 in fame

JaVale McGee

More famous than 92% of all other NBA careers. A household name - the most-recognised tier in the game.

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