To get back at Draymond Green for constantly posting pictures of napping teammates to social media, McGee ordered 15 blankets that feature an enormous picture of Green's sleeping face. Long anchored to the worst of labels, McGee is enjoying a career renaissance with Golden State. A player who spent most of his first eight NBA seasons as a punchline has emerged as an instant-energy big man for the league's best club. Just as much as teammates appreciate his ability to run the floor, swat shots and hammer home alley-oops, they also appreciate McGee's affable, introspective approach. "He's not suddenly a better teammate or a better person," said Andre Iguodala, who played with McGee in Denver in 2012-13. Because the truth is, he's always been that guy. When McGee joined the Warriors in September as a non-guaranteed training-camp invitee, his NBA career was on life support. Because he had toiled mostly for losing teams, many perceived his lighthearted disposition as a negative. In the past two games, with Zaza Pachulia sidelined by a right rotator cuff strain, McGee has 20 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in 32 minutes. Seldom does he check into games at Oracle Arena without...