Embracing Change, the Mavs Are Excited About Jason Kidd

Thirteen years is a long time. It’s longer than three presidential terms in the United States. It’s almost as long as going from first grade through high school graduation. If Doc Brown took us back 13 years, we would land in 2008. That was the year that the first Iron Man hit theaters. It was […]



Maxi Kleber spends time with Mavs Academy youth, talks injury recovery and new coach

Dallas Mavericks power forward Maxi Kleber is thrilled to be back in Dallas. After the Mavs’ season came to a close in early June, Kleber took a brief respite to travel to his home country of Germany where he focused on healing his body and mentally rejuvenating after a grueling season. “I mainly did recovery […]



Maxi Kleber is Mavericks nominee for February NBA Cares Community Assist Award

DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks have selected veteran power forward Maxi Kleber as the team’s nominee for the February NBA Cares Community Assist Award for his continuous charitable and philanthropic efforts to empower children and families throughout the year. “Anytime you give back and give another person a smile, it gives you a big smile,” […]



How to watch Maxi Kleber and Boban Marjanovic in the FIBA World Cup

We’ve still got half a dozen weeks of NBA summer vacation left, but international basketball is back beginning this weekend. The FIBA Basketball World Cup kicks off on Aug. 31 in China, with 32 teams vying for the championship. The United States enters as the favorite, as usual, but you never know what will happen […]



Mavs re-sign forward Maxi Kleber

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that they have re-signed free agent forward Maxi Kleber. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Kleber (6-11, 220) originally signed with Dallas on July 13, 2017. In two seasons as a Maverick, he averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 18.9 minutes in 143 games […]



Maxi Kleber has lots on his plate this summer besides free agency

One of the Mavericks’ most popular players did something for the first time on Wednesday, and no, it wasn’t talking about free agency, although he did that, too. Maxi Kleber, the German big man who has been a remarkable find for the Mavericks in his two seasons with the team and who will be a […]



Maxi Kleber embraces the challenge of guarding opposing team’s best frontcourt player

It’s hard to consider a starter an unsung hero, but rookie Maxi Kleber has been a key contributor to the Mavs’ recent run of success, and he’s mostly done it while staying under the radar. Since Kleber joined the starting lineup on Nov. 17, the Mavericks are 6-8. During that time he’s averaged only 6.4 […]



Maxi Kleber has opened up the Mavs’ starting group

The Mavs may have found their new starting lineup, and it’s a group no one would have predicted as recently as a week ago. For the last five games, Dallas has trotted out a starting unit of Dennis Smith Jr., Wesley Matthews, Harrison Barnes, Dirk Nowitzki, and Maxi Kleber. The team is 3-2 in that […]



Maxi Kleber ‘really happy’ to make it to the NBA, team up with Dirk Nowitzki

New Maverick Maxi Kleber recently dished on his rise to the NBA, reaction to signing his contract, and teaming up with the legendary Dirk Nowitzki in a Q&A with HoopsHype’s Jorge Sierra. Kleber hails from Würzburg, where Nowitzki was also born and raised before making the leap to the NBA. At 25 years old, Kleber […]