Maxi Kleber

About

Maximilian Kleber (born 29 January 1992) is a German professional basketball player who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent the first seven years of his career playing in Germany and Spain. In 2017, he joined the Dallas Mavericks, with whom he would play until being traded to the Lakers in 2025.

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

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. In 2012, he declared for the NBA draft before removing his name from the list. He became auto-eligible for the NBA draft in 2014, but was not picked by any team.

In the 2014 off-season, he signed a two-year deal with Spanish club Obradoiro CAB. In the 2014–15 ACB season…