Former Suns Center Reportedly Waived

Former Phoenix Suns center JaVale McGee - who signed with the Dallas Mavericks last offseason - is now being waived by the team according to NBA insider Shams Charania.

The Dallas Mavericks have waived center JaVale McGee, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. McGee will be free to sign with a new team once he clears waivers.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) August 29, 2023

McGee just completed the first year of a three-year, $17.2 million deal that included a player option for the final season. He signed with the Mavericks after Phoenix refused to give him a multi-year deal.

With the Suns, McGee made $5 million during the 2021-22 season, where he played 74 games for the Suns, averaging 9.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in just under 16 minutes played.

"I just feel like the situation, it was a great team," said McGee in an interview with the Dallas Morning News after landing with the Mavericks.

"Obviously I had just played them in the playoffs and they had that playoff run, and knowing the abilities of Luka and the way he distributes the ball and players like that, I seem to really succeed with. And the fact that I was also coming here to be a starter was part of why I wanted to come here also."

McGee's impact wasn't exactly felt in Dallas, as he averaged a career low 8.5 minutes per night in the 42 games he played in last season. He started just seven games in the regular season but managed to see an increased role during the postseason.

McGee will turn 36-years-old shortly and will have changed teams for a sixth time since 2018-19 if he signs elsewhere.