McDyess played college basketball at the University of Alabama. Inside 1995 he was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers as the 2nd pick in the NBA Draft and was traded to the Denver Nuggets before the year began. Except for 2 brief stints by using a Phoenix Suns and the New York Knicks, McDyess played for the Nuggets until the Pistons signed him before their 2004-05 season. He was too section of the gold-winning Dream Team III at the 2000 Summer Olympics.

In the period of his instance by using the Nuggets, McDyess averaged at or even touching a double-double & experienced at least of these prevent by the game. Though he has been troubled by the revenant knee injury since January 2000 and has undergone several surgeries, a Six'Ix", 245-pound forward had been a dependable sixth man during the 2004-05 season, averaging 10 points and 6 rebounds per 23 minutes and ranked #13 in the NBA in field-goal percentage at 51.3%.