Warriors season review: JaVale McGee

Warriors season review: In the wake of the Warriors' second NBA title in three years, The The 12th installment focuses on JaVale McGee, who enjoyed a career renaissance with Golden State. Dimensions: 7-foot, 270 pounds 2016-17 statistics: 6.1 points and 3.2 rebounds in 9.6 minutes per game Contract status: McGee will become an unrestricted free agent Saturday. When McGee joined the Warriors in September as a non-guaranteed training-camp invitee, his NBA career was on life support. A slow-healing leg injury had limited him to 62 games over his previous three seasons. Four years removed from signing a four-year, $44 million deal with the Nuggets, McGee was known more for his blooper reel than his athleticism. Because he had toiled mostly for losing teams, many perceived his lighthearted disposition as a negative. With no other prototypical interior defender, Golden State took a chance on the man who once had thrived in Denver for George Karl's pace-and-space system. On a team stocked with elite shooters and passers, McGee's knack for catching lobs added another dimension to the league's most prolific offense. Opponents were so concerned about Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant and Klay...