Maxi Kleber

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Maxi Kleber
File:Maximilian Kleber 2019.jpg
Kleber in 2019
Los Angeles Lakers
Position Power forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-01-29) 29 January 1992 (age 33)
Würzburg, Germany
Listed height 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight 240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2014 / Undrafted
Playing career 2011–present
Career history
2011–2014 Würzburg
2014–2015 Obradoiro
2015–2017 Bayern Munich
2017–2025 Dallas Mavericks
2025–present Los Angeles Lakers
Career highlights and awards

Maximilian Kleber (born 29 January 1992) is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in), he plays the power forward position.

Early life

Kleber played in the youth ranks of TG Veitshöchheim, SC Heuchelhof and TG Würzburg.[1]

Professional career

Würzburg (2011–2014)

Kleber made his professional debut in Germany's top-flight Basketball Bundesliga during the 2011–12 season, representing the s.Oliver Baskets, a team based in his hometown Würzburg. In his first year, he was a role player on the team with an average of 7 minutes a game. In his second season, he grew to become an important player on the team, that averaged 9.9 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.[2] In 2012, he declared for the NBA draft before removing his name from the list.[3] He became auto-eligible for the NBA draft in 2014, but was not picked by any team.[4]

Obradoiro (2014–2015)

In the 2014 off-season, he signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Obradoiro CAB.[5] In the 2014–15 ACB season, he was named MVP of round 25 after scoring 36 points against Fuenlabrada.[6] Kleber made 33 appearances in the league that year, averaging 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.[7]

Bayern Munich (2015–2017)

On 1 July 2015, Kleber returned to Germany and signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich.[8] In 2015–16, he played 24 Bundesliga games for Bayern, including 17 starts, averaging 8.0 points and 4.9 boards per game. He appeared in 37 games (37 starts) during the 2016–17 Bundesliga season, supplying averages of 9.0 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game.

Dallas Mavericks (2017–2025)

On 13 July 2017, Kleber signed with the Dallas Mavericks.[9] He made his NBA debut on 21 October 2017 against the Houston Rockets.[10] Kleber moved from end of bench piece to key rotation player in his first few years, increasing his points, rebounds, assists and blocks per game numbers in each of his first three seasons. He was re-signed by the Mavericks on 10 July 2019.[11]

On 21 February 2020, Kleber scored a career-high 26 points against the Orlando Magic in a 122–106 victory. In the 2019–20 season, Kleber posted a career high 9.1 points per game. He led the league in games played with 74 games and finished 19th in the league in blocks per game.[12] Kleber played in his first playoffs that year against the second seed Los Angeles Clippers. Kleber was tasked with guarding Kawhi Leonard for most of the series. Kleber struggled shooting the ball in the series, averaging 6.7 points per game and making just 5 of his 26 three-point attempts across the six-game series.[13]

Kleber began the 2020–21 season strong, averaging 7.4 points per game and shooting 47.2% from three-point range in his first 9 games. Kleber would go on to miss the next 10 games however, as he recovered from COVID-19.[14] Kleber would return to action 2 February 2021 against the Phoenix Suns. He logged 17 minutes of game play, grabbing 6 rebounds and scoring 2 points. Kleber and the Mavericks would go on to lose to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs in 7 games.

On 18 April 2022, during game 2 of the first round of the playoffs, Kleber scored 25 points and hit eight 3-pointers in a 110–104 win over the Utah Jazz.[15] In the 2022 off-season, he signed a four-year contract extension with the Mavericks.[16]

On 17 March 2023, Kleber made a buzzer-beating, game-winning three-pointer in a 111–110 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[17] Kleber helped Dallas reach the 2024 NBA Finals where the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in five games.[18]

Los Angeles Lakers (2025–present)

On 2 February 2025, Kleber, alongside Luka Dončić and Markieff Morris was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Max Christie, Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick while sending Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2025 secound round pick to the Utah Jazz, who also acquired a 2025 second-round pick from the Mavericks.[19]

National team career

Kleber has also played games for the senior German national team.[20] In 2014, he played for the team during the EuroBasket qualification rounds. Kleber was forced to sit out the 2020 Summer Olympics as he was recovering from an Achilles injury.[21]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Dallas 72 35 16.8 .489 .313 .746 3.3 .7 .4 .7 5.4
2018–19 Dallas 71 18 21.2 .453 .353 .784 4.6 1.0 .5 1.1 6.8
2019–20 Dallas 74* 21 25.5 .461 .373 .849 5.2 1.2 .3 1.1 9.1
2020–21 Dallas 50 40 26.8 .422 .410 .919 5.2 1.4 .5 .7 7.1
2021–22 Dallas 59 21 24.6 .398 .325 .708 5.9 1.2 .5 1.0 7.0
2022–23 Dallas 37 5 25.1 .456 .348 .711 3.6 1.4 .3 .8 5.9
2023–24 Dallas 43 7 20.3 .432 .348 .702 3.3 1.6 .4 .7 4.4
2024–25 Dallas 34 4 18.7 .385 .265 .762 2.8 1.3 .3 .5 3.0
Career 440 151 22.3 .443 .354 .776 4.4 1.2 .4 .9 6.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020 Dallas 6 6 33.9 .333 .192 .750 6.5 1.5 .3 1.2 6.7
2021 Dallas 7 4 26.8 .400 .400 .714 3.6 1.4 .4 .0 5.3
2022 Dallas 18 0 25.4 .509 .436 .714 4.6 1.1 .2 .8 8.7
2024 Dallas 13 0 16.8 .410 .429 .667 1.9 1.0 .2 .3 3.7
Career 44 10 24.2 .444 .388 .717 3.9 1.2 .3 .6 6.4

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