McGee signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Phoenix this offseason after the Suns swept McGee and the Nuggets on the way to the 2021 Finals. But it was six garbage time minutes that McGee hustled in during a second-round series loss to the Suns that impressed Paul and led to an opportunity to join the title contender. “They were the best team last year, they just lost in the Finals,” said McGee. “They need one more piece and I’m that piece. I feel it, this that year.”