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Lakers officially cut ties with underwhelming 6-foot-10 ex-Mavericks sharpshooter
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An underwhelming 6-foot-10 former Dallas Mavericks sharpshooter's short stint with the Los Angeles Lakers is reportedly over.
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According to HoopsHype's Michael Scotto , the Lakers are cutting ties with the 34-year-old veteran by renouncing his free agent rights.
"The Los Angeles Lakers have officially renounced the free agent rights to LeBron James , Carmelo Anthony , Dwight Howard , Dion Waiters , Luke Kennard , Marcus Smart , Maxi Kleber , Nick Smith Jr , Jared Dudley , Avery Bradley , Jaxson Hayes , Markieff Morris , and Wayne Ellington ," Scotto reported Wednesday.
Kleber, who joined the Lakers with Luka Doncic on Feb. 2 2025, via a mind-blowing trade with the Mavericks, didn't appear in a game with Los Angeles last year due to a right foot fracture. A quad injury sustained at the start of training camp forced the Wurzburg, Germany, native to miss the start of the 2025-26 season.
While Kleber made his Lakers debut on Nov. 8 vs. the Atlanta Hawks , he suffered additional ailments throughout the year and missed 41 contests. Considering Kleber shot 37.3% from three with the Mavericks in 2019-20 and 41.0% the following season, his 23.1% long-range shooting percentage with Los Angeles in Year 9 was well below his potential.
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Scotto's report essentially confirmed what Lakers fans already knew about Kleber: the undrafted forward is primed to spend the 2026-27 season with a different NBA franchise (or potentially the EuroLeague, based on a recent report from BasketNews' Donatas Urbonas ).
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