The Dallas Mavericks have signed Maxi Kleber to a three-year, $33 million contract extension. Kleber was coming into the ultimate yr of his deal. His wage for the 2022-23 season is $9 million.
He’s now underneath contract via the 2025-26 season.
In 59 appearances with the Mavericks final season, the 6’10” ahead averaged 7 factors, 5.9 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1 block per recreation.
Kleber went undrafted again in 2014. Nonetheless, he didn’t play within the NBA till the 2017-18 season. In his rookie season with the Mavericks, the wing averaged 5.4 factors and three.3 rebounds per recreation. Plus, he shot 48.9% from the ground.
Dallas Mavericks ahead Maxi Kleber is finalizing a three-year, $33 million contract extension, sources inform @TheAthletic @Stadium. Kleber was coming into the ultimate yr of his deal, now underneath contract via 2025-26.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 8, 2022
Within the 2019-20 season, via 74 video games and 21 begins, Kleber averaged a career-high 9.1 factors per recreation. Whereas capturing 46.1% from the sphere, he additionally averaged 5.2 rebounds, 1.2 assists, and 1.1 blocks per recreation.
On February 21, 2020, within the Mavericks’ 122-106 win over the Orlando Magic, the ahead scored a career-high 26 factors in 23 minutes of motion. He completed 10-of-13 (76.9%) capturing from the ground and 3-of-6 (50%) from downtown.
Mavericks signal Maxi Kleber to three-year, $33 million contract extension
In Dallas’ 125-118 win towards the New Orleans Pelicans on February 17, 2022, the German scored a season-high 20 factors in 26 minutes performed. He shot 7-of 10 (70%) from the sphere and 3-of-5 (60%) from past the arc.
Throughout the first spherical of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, within the Mavericks’ 110-104 win over the Utah Jazz in Recreation 2, Kleber scored 25 factors. He additionally sank eight 3-pointers.
Via 31 profession playoff video games, Kleber has averaged 27.3 minutes, 7.5 factors, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists per recreation. Final postseason, the Mavericks misplaced to the Golden State Warriors in 5 video games in the course of the Western Convention Finals.
Earlier in his profession, from 2011–14, the German performed for Oliver Würzburg of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). After all, from 2014–15, Kleber performed with Monbus Obradoiro of the ACB League.
Then, from 2015–17, the wing performed for FC Bayern Munich of the BBL. Whereas with Munich in 2017, he was chosen to the All-German League Second Workforce and have become a German League All-Star. Plus, he was named to the All-EuroCup Second Workforce.
Moreover, Maxi Kleber received German League Most Efficient Participant in 2017.
