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JaVale McGee

1988 - Today

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JaVale Lindy McGee ( jə-VAYL; born January 19, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack and was selected 18th overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA draft. McGee is a three-time NBA champion, having won consecutive titles with the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 before winning a third title with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2020. The son of Olympic gold medalist Pamela McGee, he won a gold medal with the 2020 U.S. Olympic team. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. JaVale McGee is the 683rd most popular basketball player (down from 664th in 2024), the 16,227th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,618th in 2019) and the 378th most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, JaVale McGee ranks 683 out of 1,757. Before him are Bison Dele, T. J. Warren, Martin Müürsepp, Luc Longley, Carlton Myers, and Nate McMillan. After him are Jonas Valančiūnas, Jakob Pöltl, Medina Dixon, Jrue Holiday, Charles Oakley, and Lisa Leslie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, JaVale McGee ranks 472. Before him are Coco Rocha, Ayumu Murase, Kevin Borlée, Célia Šašić, Tahereh Mafi, and Marc Crosas. After him are Tarik Elyounoussi, Sophie Rundle, Zoltán Stieber, Li Xiaoxia, Jessie James Decker, and Séamus Coleman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, JaVale McGee ranks 16,234 out of 20,380. Before him are Nate McMillan (1964), Freddie Freeman (1989), Mason Gamble (1986), Carolyn Lawrence (1967), Paz de la Huerta (1984), and Francisco Rubio (1975). After him are Tom Cotton (1977), Evan Jones (1976), Justin Thomas (1993), Jermaine Dupri (1972), Joanna Newsom (1982), and Maria Menounos (1978).

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, JaVale McGee ranks 378. Before him are Don Chaney (1946), Jamal Crawford (1980), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1976), Bison Dele (1969), T. J. Warren (1993), and Nate McMillan (1964). After him are Medina Dixon (1962), Jrue Holiday (1990), Charles Oakley (1963), Lisa Leslie (1972), Daniel Gafford (1998), and Darryl Dawkins (1957).

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