The Golden State Warriors can be considered the biggest winners of the offseason after successfully re-signing the majority of their championship winning team.

After re-signing superstars Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant, the Dubs followed that up by bringing back important role players such as Shaun Livingston, Andre Iguodala, David West, Zaza Pachulia and JaVale McGee.

Of those seven players, the only player that didn't look likely to return to the Bay Area was McGee.

For a couple of weeks in July, it looked like the big man would be landing on another team, but he eventually decided to sign another deal with the champions.

The 29-year-old played an important role for the Warriors last season and proved to be a valuable asset off the bench with his rim protection and shot blocking ability.

So what made him decide to agree on a minimum contract in Oakland?

"Not everybody can get exactly what they want -- whether that's playing time or money," Warriors general Bob Myers told Damon Bruce on 95.7 The Game. "In talking to JaVale, he loved the role he had. He loved our players. He loves playing for Coach Kerr.

"He was great for us. He gave us something nobody else did. It's what we call vertical spacing ... catching a lob and dunking it -- he's one of the best in the league at that. He got better defensively."

McGee averaged 9.6 minutes over 77 games last season - registering 6.1 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting over 65 percent from the field.

In the playoffs, he scored at least 12 points on four occasions - including 16 points in game three against the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference Finals.

With that production for a championship-winning team, the veteran believed he could get more money and minutes on another team in the open market, but it didn't materialise.

His services were not in high demand and he opted to re-sign with Golden State for the veteran minimum of just over $2 million.

"I think what it came down to was -- he surveyed the market and what he came to the conclusion of is he liked what we were," Myers said. "And I guess going for another championship was compelling for him.

"We were certainly thrilled that he decided to come back and (he) gives us another weapon."

Spending another year with the Warriors was probably not the hardest decision McGee ever had to make and even though he won't be earning as much as he would've liked, he has put himself in a position to win back-to-back titles.