1. Maximilian Kleber was born on 29 January 1992 and is a German professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association.
18 Facts About Maxi Kleber
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Maxi Kleber became auto-eligible for the NBA draft in 2014, but was not picked by any team.
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Maxi Kleber made 33 appearances in the league that year, averaging 11.5 points and 6.5 rebounds per game.
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On 1 July 2015, Maxi Kleber returned to Germany and signed a two-year deal with Bayern Munich.
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On 13 July 2017, Maxi Kleber signed with the Dallas Mavericks.
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Maxi Kleber made his NBA debut on 21 October 2017 against the Houston Rockets.
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Maxi 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.
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Maxi Kleber was re-signed by the Mavericks on 10 July 2019.
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Maxi Kleber led the league in games played with 74 games and finished 19th in the league in blocks per game.
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Maxi Kleber played in his first playoffs that year against the second seed Los Angeles Clippers.
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Maxi Kleber was tasked with guarding Kawhi Leonard for most of the series.
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Maxi 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.
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Maxi Kleber would go on to miss the next 10 games however, as he recovered from COVID-19.
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Maxi Kleber logged 17 minutes of game play, grabbing 6 rebounds and scoring 2 points.
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Maxi Kleber helped Dallas reach the 2024 NBA Finals where the Mavericks lost to the Boston Celtics in five games.
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On 2 February 2025, Maxi Kleber was traded, alongside Luka Doncic and Markieff Morris, to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Max Christie, Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick.
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Maxi Kleber has played games for the senior German national team.
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Maxi Kleber was forced to sit out the 2020 Summer Olympics as he was recovering from an Achilles injury.