JaVale McGee Says He Enjoyed Playing With LeBron James And The Lakers: “People Forget We Were 1st In The West And I Was The Starting Center The Whole Year”

"I enjoyed playing with LeBron on the first year on the Lakers because I was the starting center, I had my career-high 30-20 game and I had a career-high in points that year. I enjoyed succeeding."

"I was starting center the whole year. When the playoffs comes, it's situational. You never know what the matchups are and they can change anytime."

The Dallas Mavericks will be starting McGee this season and he will hope to find magic with Luka Doncic feeding him alley-oops. McGee's defensive ability gives the Mavs a genuine rim protector, something they could have used in their run to the Western Conference Finals last season. McGee is expected to start over Mavericks' other new acquisition, Christian Wood.

If JaVale can connect with Kidd and the Mavs coaching to play his role to perfection, Dallas stands a strong chance to repeat what they achieved last season. They lost Jalen Brunson this offseason but will hope their moves to add centers like Wood and McGee will make them stronger.