Maxi Kleber, just a guy from Germany

JamesConway · Post #1 » by **JamesConway** » Wed Jul 12, 2017 9:22 pm

MacMahon just confirmed the Maxi Kleber-signing

Edit:
Via basketball.de:
- Kleber signed a two year-contract
- has been in Vegas for a week now working out and staying in shape

http://basketball.de/news/news-nba/offiziell-maxi-kleber-wechselt-zu-den-dallas-mavericks-in-die-nba

Darren · Post #2 » by **Darren** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:40 am

Watch on YouTube

Post #3 » by **Dirk** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 4:18 pm

JamesConway wrote:MacMahon just confirmed the Maxi Kleber-signing

So... does he have any chance at making the roster?

Nowitness · Post #4 » by **Nowitness** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 6:15 pm

Read on Twitter

Smells like a training camp/d-league situation.....

Knosh · Post #5 » by **Knosh** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 10:23 pm

Ich freu mich sehr für Kleber. Würzburg!!!

2011Champs · Post #6 » by **2011Champs** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:15 pm

He will be the German Chandler Parsons except hopefully healthy and have an arch on his shot.

Knosh · Post #7 » by **Knosh** » Thu Jul 13, 2017 11:22 pm

Black horse for MVP?

Mr B · Post #8 » by **Mr B** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 3:31 am

Dirk wrote:
JamesConway wrote:MacMahon just confirmed the Maxi Kleber-signing

So... does he have any chance at making the roster?

I believe he does. Now he'll be buried at the end of the bench but he'll make the team.

SaintofKillers · Post #9 » by **SaintofKillers** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:39 am

He's Dirk Nowitzki's shell corporation, so that's cool with me.

Post #10 » by **Texas Chuck** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:13 pm

Mr B wrote:
Dirk wrote:
JamesConway wrote:MacMahon just confirmed the Maxi Kleber-signing

So... does he have any chance at making the roster?

I believe he does. Now he'll be buried at the end of the bench but he'll make the team.

I was seeing tweets yesterday suggesting the Mavs think he is a rotation player right away. That's hard for me to believe--especially since he didn't even get a fully gtd contract, but....

dirkforpres · Post #11 » by **dirkforpres** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:26 pm

Even though I hate looking up highlight videos and making judgments based off of them, it does look like he may be able to at least hold his own over here. They need him following Dirk everywhere he goes though for the next couple years

Darren · Post #12 » by **Darren** » Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:32 pm

Has he played in summer league at all? He's on the active roster. But I am not impressed by the likes of Webster, Felix and so on. I haven't seen Kleber play, I think. Even if he's, he's totally unimpressive.

Double Diamond · Post #13 » by **Double Diamond** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:06 am

Wasn't allowed to play summer league.

Pointguard01 · Post #14 » by **Pointguard01** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 3:39 am

Texas Chuck wrote:
Mr B wrote:
Dirk wrote:
So... does he have any chance at making the roster?

I believe he does. Now he'll be buried at the end of the bench but he'll make the team.

I was seeing tweets yesterday suggesting the Mavs think he is a rotation player right away. That's hard for me to believe--especially since he didn't even get a fully gtd contract, but....

Honestly, if his competition is Dwight Powell, then I think there's a chance.

Darren · Post #15 » by **Darren** » Sat Jul 15, 2017 4:23 am

Texas Chuck wrote:
Mr B wrote:
Dirk wrote:
So... does he have any chance at making the roster?

I believe he does. Now he'll be buried at the end of the bench but he'll make the team.

I was seeing tweets yesterday suggesting the Mavs think he is a rotation player right away. That's hard for me to believe--especially since he didn't even get a fully gtd contract, but....

All teams say they like their guys until they truely want to say goodbye to them. I don't think we can evaluate until the exhibition games. The competition is weak...Powell, McRoberts, Finney-Smith. However, Kleber doesn't seem to be very good either. We'll see. Unfortunately, we can't see how things work out any soon. I am more keen to see how the starting lineup work, though. We're potentially very good in spacing. I wonder if we're better defensively. In case it is, there's a reasonable chance for us to get to playoff again.

JamesConway · Post #16 » by **JamesConway** » Sun Jul 16, 2017 7:06 pm

Read on Twitter

Nowitness · Post #17 » by **Nowitness** » Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:47 pm

JamesConway wrote:

Read on Twitter

This means we have 16 guys, but I guess Motely's two-way means he can technically not be on the 15-man roster maybe?

Nowitness · Post #18 » by **Nowitness** » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:02 pm

Watch on YouTube

Looks like a solid shooter and shot-blocker.

Darren · Post #19 » by **Darren** » Sun Jul 16, 2017 11:21 pm

He's listed at 6-8. I wonder if those shotblocking skills counts. He jumps well from the video. He's good shooter but his mechanics are not the same every time. And he's slow release. Given his size, this makes him more guardible on NBA floor. We'll see how it translate during preseason. It should be a 2-wayed contract, right?

aussiebballer · Post #20 » by **aussiebballer** » Mon Jul 17, 2017 12:08 am

http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Maximilian-Kleber-48972/
He is the same height with and without shoes as Blake Griffin.

Most non-US leagues list the player height without shoes.
Which is why in Australia over the years players seem to shrink a couple inches on the flight from America!!
That 6'4" PG is really 6'2"