While with the Nuggets in 2001, McDyess was named an NBA All-Star. He has appeared in the postseason several times, including one appearance in the finals with the Pistons in 2005. He competed on the U.S. men’s basketball national team, helping guide the squad to a gold medal finish at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia. The six-foot-nine power forward/center has not played since being waived by the San Antonio Spurs in December of 2011. McDyess has appeared in more than 1,000 career NBA games, averaging eight points per game, eight rebounds per game, and two assists per game.