JaVale McGee has formally signed with the Shanghai Sharks, becoming a member of fellow NBA veteran D’Angelo Russell on the Chinese language Basketball Affiliation (CBA) crew’s roster.
Russell’s arrival in Shanghai was confirmed earlier this week after the Memphis Grizzlies waived the 30-year-old guard on September 25.
Apparently, each gamers have represented the Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks throughout their NBA careers, though their respective stints with these franchises by no means overlapped.
McGee, 38, final appeared within the NBA through the 2023–24 season, taking part in 46 video games for the Sacramento Kings and averaging 4.0 factors, 2.7 rebounds and 0.4 assists in 7.4 minutes per contest.
The veteran middle subsequently continued his profession abroad, spending time in Australia and Puerto Rico earlier than becoming a member of the Beijing Geese for the 2025–26 CBA marketing campaign.
In 26 appearances for Beijing, McGee recorded averages of 11.3 factors, 4.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per recreation.
Chosen with the 18th general choose within the 2008 NBA Draft, McGee performed 909 regular-season video games throughout 16 NBA seasons, averaging 7.6 factors and 5.0 rebounds in 16.1 minutes per contest.
