Veteran NBA center JaVale McGee is joining Vaqueros de Bayamón, the Puerto Rican team announced today on social media (Instagram links; hat tip to Sportando).
McGee, who turned 37 earlier this month, appeared in 909 NBA regular season games from 2008-24, spending time with nine different teams across 16 seasons in the league. He’s a three-time NBA champion, having won titles with the Warriors in 2017 and 2018 and the Lakers in 2020, and also won gold with Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
McGee spent last season with the Kings, averaging 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 7.4 minutes per game across 46 appearances off the bench. However, he didn’t catch on with an NBA team for the 2024/25 season and has been a free agent since his deal with Sacramento expired at the end of June.
McGee is the second longtime NBA contributor to reach a deal with Vaqueros de Bayamón in recent weeks. The team also agreed to terms with forward Danilo Gallinari earlier in January. It will be a reunion for McGee and Gallinari, who were teammates in Denver from 2012-15.
Gallinari’s deal with the Puerto Rican club reportedly includes the ability to opt out in the event that he gets another NBA opportunity this season — it’s unclear if McGee’s agreement will include the same language.