Are you wondering what Pickemfirst is all about ? Watch this 2-minute YouTube video... Show: Player Timeline May 13: Andre Drummond plans to work with Hakeem Olajuwon this summer by Ball Dont LieLast summer, Olajuwon helped out JaVale McGee , who saw little improvement in his post game despite needing similar... May 09: Masai Ujiri wins the NBA’s Executive of the Year award by Ball Dont LieJaVale McGee was signed to a four-year, $44 million contract in the offseason, and his overall game did not progress... May 03: The Denver Nuggets? Gone till November by Ball Dont LieJaVale McGee was awful in the Warriors series. Apr 30: ![]() McGee made his first start of the postseason Tuesday night and scored 10 points with eight rebounds, three blocked shots and one steal in Denver's win over Golden State in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Apr 28: ![]() McGee's minutes load is unlikely to experience a huge jump in the near future, the Denver Post reports. Coach George Karl stated, "And so much of what I want from our bigs is pick-and-roll defense and rebounding. If JaVale gives me that, he'll stay on the court longer. If I think Kenneth (Faried) or Kosta (Koufos) is doing it better, they're going to be on the court." Apr 20: ![]() McGee had nine points (4-4 FG, 1-3 FT) with six rebounds and a sensational block Saturday in the win over Golden State. Apr 15: ![]() McGee had a double-double with 10 points and 17 rebounds Monday against the Bucks. He added 2 blocks in 25 minutes of action. Mar 27: ![]() McGee had perhaps his best game of the season Wednesday, scoring 21 points (10-11 FG, 1-1 FT) to go with 11 boards, two steals and three blocks in 26 minutes against the Spurs. Mar 06: ![]() McGee blocked four shots and scored eight points on 4-of-7 shooting from the field in Tuesday's 120-113 win over the Kings. Mar 05: ![]() McGee posted nine points, five blocks and four rebounds in just 17 minutes during Monday night's win over Atlanta. Feb 23: ![]() McGee had 17 points (8-10 FG, 1-1 FT) with six rebounds and three blocks Saturday in the win over the Bobcats. He had seven dunks. Feb 13: ![]() McGee (leg) played 27 minutes off the bench Wednesday night in Denver's loss to Brooklyn. He had hurt his leg in Tuesday's loss to Toronto. Feb 12: ![]() McGee left Tuesday's game against the Raptors with left tibia soreness and did not return, the Nuggets' official Twitter feed reports. Feb 10: ![]() McGee grabbed a season-high 16 boards to go with five points and three blocks in 32 minutes Sunday in a triple-overtime loss to the Celtics. Feb 09: ![]() McGee came off the bench to post 13 points, four rebounds and four blocks in just 18 minutes Saturday at Cleveland. Feb 05: ![]() McGee (leg) scored eight points (3-5 FT, 2-2 FT) to go with five rebounds and four blocks in 18 minutes of action Tuesday. He had missed the last three games due to injury. Jan 31: ![]() McGee (lower leg) is listed as questionable for Friday's contest against New Orleans, the Denver Post reports. Jan 30: ![]() McGee (lower leg) will not play Wednesday against the Rockets, the Houston Chronicle reports. Jan 29: ![]() McGee had an MRI on Tuesday morning that showed no stress fracture in his left tibia. He is questionable for Wednesday's game against the Rockets. Jan 23: ![]() McGee scored 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting with three blocked shots and two rebounds in 15 minutes Wednesday night in Denver's win over Houston. Jan 22: ![]() McGee could experience an uptick in his playing time as the season rolls along, the Denver Post reports. Coach George Karl supports the idea, stating, "I think right now we'd like to get him to be a 25-minute per game player. And I think that's feasible." Jan 06: ![]() McGee posted 17 points, six rebounds, three steals, and two blocks to the Nuggets win over the Lakers on Sunday night. Dec 19: ![]() McGee had 10 points, three rebounds, and three blocks in just 11 minutes during Tuesday's win over San Antonio. Dec 17: ![]() McGee came off the bench to contribute 19 points, five rebounds, and three blocks to the Nuggets' win in Sacramento on Sunday night. Dec 09: ![]() McGee had four points on 2-for-3 shooting to go with three boards, one assist and three blocks in 16 minutes off the bench. Dec 07: ![]() McGee scored a season-high 20 points (9-9 FG, 2-4 FT) and eight rebounds to help the Nuggets beat Indiana. Dec 03: ![]() McGee scored 17 points (4-5 FG, 9-16 FT) with six rebounds and five blocks in 23 minutes off the bench Monday. Nov 29: ![]() McGee managed 11 points (4-8 FG, 3-4 FT) and seven rebounds in 18 minutes Thursday during Denver's defeat in Golden State. Nov 17: ![]() McGee had 12 points (6-10 FG) with eight rebounds and two blocks as the Nuggets were beaten soundly by San Antonio. Nov 16: ![]() McGee's minutes continued to be limited due to coach George Karl's lack of confidence in playing him alongside Kenneth Faried in crunch time, the Denver Post reports. "I just don't feel comfortable playing JaVale and Kenneth Faried in defensive schemes (at the end of games)," Karl said. "I think we make too many mistakes. I thought JaVale played great, and when I took him out, I was initially thinking about putting him back in the game. But the matchups for me, I was choosing between Kenneth and JaVale, and I went with Kenneth." Nov 13: ![]() McGee again produced in limited minutes Monday, scoring 16 points on 8-of-12 from the field in a season-high 24 minutes as Denver fell in Phoenix. He also had three rebounds, two blocks, and one assist. Nov 11: ![]() McGee came off the bench to grab 12 rebounds while adding seven points, one assist, and one block in 21 minutes during Denver's double OT win at Golden State on Saturday night. Nov 07: ![]() McGee scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting with three rebounds, three blocked shots and one assist in 18 minutes Tuesday night in Denver's win over Detroit. Nov 04: ![]() McGee came off the bench to post 16 points, nine rebounds, and one blocked shot during Denver's loss to Miami on Saturday night. Nov 01: ![]() McGee came of the bench to post four points, seven rebounds, and three blocks during Denver's season-opening loss at Philadelphia on Wednesday. Oct 26: ![]() McGee had 13 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks on Thursday against the Clippers. He was just 1-of-6 from the line. Oct 24: ![]() McGee is likely behind Kosta Koufos in his bid to claim the Nuggets' starting center job, the Denver Post reports. Oct 17: ![]() McGee came off the bench again and scored six points on 3-of-4 shooting to go with three rebounds in 17 minutes Wednesday. Oct 13: ![]() McGee should see a boost in the 20.6 minutes per game he saw with the Nuggets last season, the Denver Post reports. Oct 08: ![]() McGee has not been able to break through into the Nuggets starting line-up despite his well-publicized off-season workouts with Hakeem Olajuwon to sharpen his offensive skills. Jul 19: ![]() McGee signed a four-year, $44 million contract with the Nuggets on Wednesday, the Denver Post reports. Jul 14: ![]() McGee, a restricted free agent, has been offered a five-year $50 million contract by the Nuggets, the Denver Post reports. May 31: ![]() McGee averaged 10.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.6 blocks per game in 20 2012 regular season games after coming over to the Nuggets in the Nene trade. May 09: ![]() McGee had his best game as a Nugget on Tuesday night scoring 21 points and grabbing 14 rebounds off the bench during Denver's Game 5 win at Los Angeles. May 07: ![]() McGee contributed eight points, four rebounds, four blocks, and two steals during Denver's Game 4 loss to the Lakers on Sunday night. May 02: ![]() McGee came off the bench to post five points, nine rebounds, and six blocks during Denver's loss to the Lakers on Tuesday. Apr 26: ![]() McGee scored 19 points to go along with five rebounds and one block Thursday as the Nuggets defeated the Timberwolves, 131-102. Apr 22: ![]() McGee posted 17 points, eight rebounds, and three blocks during Denver's win over Orlando on Sunday. Apr 10: ![]() McGee contributed 13 points, eight rebounds, and four blocks to the Nuggets' 123-84 win over Golden State on Monday night. Mar 27: ![]() McGee started at center and had 10 points, eight rebounds, and two blocked shots during Denver's rout of Chicago on Monday night. Mar 26: ![]() McGee will start at center Monday against the Bulls, Chris Dempsey of the Denver Post reports. Mar 25: ![]() McGee had a double-double Sunday, scoring 13 points with 11 rebounds in 25 minutes off the bench in the Nuggets' loss to the Timberwolves. He also blocked two shots, giving him seven in his three games with Denver. Mar 23: ![]() McGee had 11 points, six boards, one assist, and two blocked shots in his second game since his trade to Denver. Mar 22: ![]() McGee scored 15 points, including a last second, game-winning put-back dunk, in his debut with the Nuggets on Wednesday night. Mar 13: ![]() McGee came through with 21 points and 15 rebounds during the Wizards' 112-97 loss to the Spurs on Monday. Mar 10: ![]() McGee scored 15 points ( 7-10 FG, 1-1 FT) with four rebounds in 24 minutes in Saturday's loss to Portland. Mar 07: ![]() McGee posted his second consecutive double-double Wednesday versus the Lakers. He ended the night with 12 points, 12 boards, one assist, and one block. Mar 06: ![]() McGee scored 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-5 FT) with ten rebounds, two blocks and one assists in 26 minutes in Monday's loss to Golden State. Mar 03: ![]() McGee scored nine points (4-10 FG, 1-3 FT) with 12 rebounds, four blocks, one steal and one assist in 25 minutes in Saturday's win over the Cavaliers. Feb 22: ![]() McGee scored nine points (4-4 FG, 1-3 FT) with ten rebounds, two assists and one block in 25 minutes in Wdenesday's loss to the Kings. Feb 21: ![]() McGee scored 10 points (5-11 FG) with nine rebounds, two blocks and one steal in Monday's loss to the Suns. Feb 17: ![]() McGee finished Friday's loss at Utah with 15 points, six boards, one assist, and three blocks. Feb 16: ![]() McGee scored 18 points (7-10 FG, 4-6 FT) with five rebounds and two blocks in 34 minutes in the loss to the Clippers. Feb 15: ![]() McGee scored 18 points ((7-13 FG, 4-6 FT) with 11 rebounds, two assists and one block in 33 minutes in the win over the Blazers. Feb 12: ![]() McGee posted his second straight double-double Sunday, scoring 22 points with 11 rebounds in Washington's win over Detroit. Feb 10: ![]() McGee scored a season-high 24 points (10-18 FG, 4-7 FT) and pulled down 13 rebounds for Washington as the Wizards lost to Miami on Friday. Feb 08: ![]() McGee scored eight points (4-6 FG) with nine rebounds and three blocks in 20 minutes in Wednesday's loss to the Knicks. Feb 06: ![]() McGee acored eight points (4-9 FG) with eight rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 28 minutes in Mondays win over the Raptors Feb 04: ![]() McGee scored only four points (2-7 FG) with four rebounds and two blocks in 22 minutes in Saturday's loss to the Clippers. Jan 30: ![]() McGee scored 17 points (7-12 FG, 2-3 FT) with nine rebounds, three blocks and one assist in 34 minutes in Monday's loss to the Bulls. Jan 29: ![]() McGee scored 22 points (9-14 FG, 4-8 FT) with 10 rebounds, five blocks, two assists and one steal in 33 minutes in Saturday's win over the Bobcats. Jan 28: ![]() McGee scored nine points (4-9 FG, 1-2 FT) with 11 rebounds and four blocked shots in 24 minutes in Friday's loss to the Rockets. Jan 25: ![]() McGee scored just six points on Wednesday, but was able to grab 10 rebounds and block four shots against the Bobcats. Jan 24: ![]() McGee scored two points (1-4 FG) in 21 minutes with two rebounds and two blocked shots in Monday's loss to the 76ers. Jan 14: ![]() McGee had a monster night Saturday, scoring 23 points (11-13 FG, 1-4 FT) and grabbing 18 boards in the Wizards' loss to the 76ers. Jan 11: ![]() McGee posted his fifth double-double of the season Wednesday, scoring 10 points (5-13 FG) and grabbing 14 rebounds in Washington's loss at Chicago. Dec 29: ![]() McGee posted his second-consecutive solid outing Wednesday, scoring 15 points, grabbing 12 boards, and adding two steals and one blocked shot versus Atlanta. Dec 20: ![]() McGee just missed a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds in 29 minutes in Washington's 101-94 defeat Tuesday at Philadelphia. Dec 11: ![]() McGee's value this season will be tied to how much he's matured above the shoulders this offseason. | |