FA: JaVale McGee 3yrs/$17.2M to DAL | will indeed start at center

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But Looney only looked like this because the Mavs big overplayed the perimeter to contain Curry, Poole and Thompson. In a matchup against a team like GS McGee would be played off the floor. Not the other way around. Looney can guard the perimeter. McGee can´t.

Yes. I'm not meaning to insert myself into the McGee debate, but this board way got the wrong idea about Looney. 

He wasn't out there backing down defenders and then unleashing a huge array of pivot/footwork to score points. He was leaking into the paint after the team with the best ball movement in the NBA had gotten 4-5 passes into a possession and our poor Mavs defenders were completely bumfuzzled and out of position. 

Was part of that success unique to him being on the floor? Probably, but only because chemistry and familiarity with certain lineups is (I believe) much more crucial than we here often think.

But, the reason he was on the floor is because Luka/Brunson were unable to play him off of it. AND THEY TRIED. He earned those minutes on defense, not offense. Then, he also did some valuable things on offense and on the glass. But, it started with him handling Luka in space better than Gobert did, and MUCH better than Ayton did. 

Don't hate the McGee signing, but he's not that guy.