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Javier McGee, the three-time NBA champion, officially bid farewell to the American basketball world!
Three-time NBA champion Javier McGee officially bid farewell to the American basketball world! According to ESPN, the 37-year-old veteran center has signed a one-year contract with the Ilawara Hawks of the Australian NBL League. This NBL championship team last season also has former NBA players such as Delavidova (FMVP), with the goal of directly targeting two consecutive championships.
For McGee, this is not the first time he has gone abroad - he joined the Puerto Rico League last season, averaging 8.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game. Now he is moving to Australia, marking a basically end of his NBA career.
For McGee, this is a pragmatic choice to continue basketball's life - after two years of wandering on the edge of the NBA, the core role of the overseas league can allow him to feel the value of the field again.
Reviewing McGee's NBA career, it can be regarded as a model of "opening low and closing high". When he debuted in the 18th show in the first round of 2008, he was highly expected for his explosive physical talent (2.13 meters tall + 2.29 arm span), but he became a frequent "five embarrassing" O'Neal for frequent low-level mistakes and was once labeled as "excessive physical talent and insufficient football business". In the first eight years of his career, he went to the Wizards, Nuggets and other teams. Although he occasionally dunked the highlights, he never got rid of the impression of "Nervous Knife".
But his career turning point came in 2016.
When he was cut by the Mavericks and had almost no ball to play, McGee joined the Warriors with a basic salary and gained a foothold with his efficient ability to eat cakes and protect the frame. During his two championships with the team, his performance in the finals was impressive - he averaged 6.5 points per game against the Cavaliers in 2018 and shot 67.2%, becoming an important force on the bench.
This experience not only washed away the negative labels brought by the "Five Great Embarrassment", but also made him redefine the value of "functional center".
After joining the Lakers in 2018, McGee reached the peak of her career. He averaged 12 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in the 18-19 season, and showed efficient ending ability with a shooting percentage of 62.4%. He won the championship with the team in the 19-20 season, and his three championships in four years made him a "champion lucky star" in the new era.
When he moved to the Suns, he helped the team achieve a best record in team history as Ayton's substitute, 64 wins and 18 losses. He still got a 3-year and 20 million contract at the age of 34, which shows his counterattack in the later stages of his career.
In the past two seasons, McGee has gradually faded out of the NBA stage. He averaged only 4.4 points per game with the Mavericks in the 22-23 season and was reduced to a brink rotation in the Kings (4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds) in the 23-24 season, but his total career salary has exceeded 80 million, and the honor book of three championships + Olympic gold medals is eye-catching enough. For a player who was once questioned of "low ball quotient", such achievements far exceeded expectations.
Now moving to the NBL, McGee's mission is clear - use experience to assist young players and use frame protection to consolidate the team's defense line. For McGee, being able to still play the core of the top overseas leagues at the age of 37 is itself the best annotation of his career.
From the NBA's "Five Embarrassing Frequents" to the treble champions and overseas league title contenders, McGee's story proves that the value of a basketball career is never determined only by talent.
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