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McGee agreed to a one-year contract with the Lakers on Sunday, Chris Haynes of ESPN.com reports.

After playing a key role for the Warriors in the NBA Finals just over a month ago, McGee will join the man he beat, LeBron James, on the new-look Lakers. While McGee proved he could be effective on both ends of the floor in limited minutes on the Warriors, it's unclear whether or not he will get the same opportunities in Los Angeles as he fights with rookie Moritz Wagner and potentially Julius Randle for minutes in the frontcourt.

McGee supplied 10 points (5-7 FG), three rebounds and two blocks across 14 minutes during Golden State's 110-102 win over the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the NBA Finals on Wednesday.

As he'd done in Sunday's Game 2, McGee came through with a highly efficient performance, providing a solid presence down low while offering the Warriors some complementary scoring juice. The veteran big man has averaged 11.0 points over his first two starts, and given his solid production thus far, it appears highly likely he'll run with the first unit again in Friday's potentially decisive Game 4.

McGee provided 12 points (6-6 FG, 0-1 FT), two rebounds and one block across 18 minutes during Golden State's 122-103 win over the Cavaliers in Game 2 of the NBA Finals on Sunday.

A last-minute entrant into the starting five, McGee parlayed his opportunity with an offensively efficient performance over modest minutes. The veteran big man has proven adept at such efforts in the past, and Sunday's complementary production served as a fitting example of why head coach Steve Kerr opted for him over the less explosive Kevon Looney on the first unit. Given his effort Sunday -- which included his best scoring total since Game 1 of the quarterfinal round versus the Spurs -- it wouldn't be the least bit surprising to see McGee run with the starters again in Wednesday's Game 3.

McGee will start at center in Sunday's Game 2 against the Cavaliers, Mark Medina of The San Jose Mercury News reports.

With Andre Iguodala (knee) out again Sunday, coach Steve Kerr will elect to go with McGee in the starting lineup in favor of Kevon Looney. McGee provided a solid spark at the start of the second half in Game 1, so the Warriors will look to have an equally hot start Sunday night. McGee, however, will likely still split the frontcourt minutes with both Looney and rookie Jordan Bell.

McGee will shift back to a bench role for Game 4 against the Pelicans on Sunday, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reports.

The Warriors tried to go big in Game 3 against the Pelicans, but ended up suffering their first loss of the series. As a result, coach Steve Kerr will go back to a smaller lineup that features Andre Iguodala, Kevin Durant and Draymond Green in the frontcourt Sunday. That sends McGee to a bench role and considering he's barely seen the floor the last three games, he's not a viable DFS target.