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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; JaVale Mcgee is considering a $50 million offer from the Nuggets. (Harry How/Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The Denver Nuggets are reportedly offering restricted free-agent center JaVale McGee a five-year deal worth $50 million to stay with the team, but McGee wants to continue to negotiate, according to a report Friday morning from Benjamin Hochman of &lt;em&gt;The Denver Post.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;McGee's representatives don't appear to be in a hurry to get a deal done and will continue to negotiate.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;He made $2.4 million last season, spending the first half with the Washington Wizards before a trade sent him to the Nuggets for center Nene Hilario. Though his performance with the Wizards left a lot to be desired, he did become more productive of a player after the trade. In 20 games with the Nuggets, he averaged 10.8 points and 5.8 rebounds and played a crucial role in pushing the Lakers to the brink of elimination in the first round of the 2012 playoffs, with the Nuggets eventually losing Game 7.\nBecause McGee is a restricted free-agent, the Nuggets have three days to match any competing offers that he receives.&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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