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Half Smokes Hypothetical: JaVale McGee's 2011 Stats

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Half Smokes Hypothetical is a daily discussion where we throw out a D.C. sports-related question based on the news of the day. It's a hypothetical discussion, which is what makes it fun (we hope).

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I know, I know - it's way too early to predict an NBA player's 2010/11 stats, especially one like JaVale McGee. But a fun little Twitter debate on the subject popped up yesterday, thanks to this tweet by NBA.com's Vince Thomas.

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If JaVale McGee averages more than 10 ppg or 25 mpg, I'll only listen 2 Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift & Trey Songz 4 the full summer of 2011    

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That's a little silly, because as Michael Lee notes, McGee averaged over 10 points in 23 minutes a game in the final 32 games of last season. Regardless, it's time to enter this discussion.

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So here's today's hypothetical:

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What will be McGee's points per game and minutes per game averages next season?