2025-26 Season

MAXI KLEBER

Los Angeles Lakers | Forward | 6-10

2025-26 Season

MAXI KLEBER

Los Angeles Lakers | Forward | 6-10 | Yr 8

2.1 PPG

2.0 RPG

0.6 APG

10.9 MPG

-1.0 Impact

Kleber produces at an below average rate for a 11-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-1.0

Scoring +1.0

Points 2.1 PPG × +1.00 = +2.1

Missed 2PT 0.5/g × -0.78 = -0.4

Missed 3PT 0.5/g × -0.87 = -0.4

Missed FT 0.3/g × -1.00 = -0.3

Creation +0.9

Assists 0.6/g × +0.50 = +0.3

Off. Rebounds 0.5/g × +1.26 = +0.6

Turnovers -0.8

Turnovers 0.4/g × -1.95 = -0.8

Defense -0.2

Steals 0.4/g × +2.30 = +0.9

Blocks 0.3/g × +0.90 = +0.3

Def. Rebounds 1.5/g × +0.30 = +0.5

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +1.6

Contested Shots 3.0/g × +0.20 = +0.6

Deflections 0.6/g × +0.65 = +0.4

Loose Balls 0.1/g × +0.60 = +0.1

Screen Assists 1.3/g × +0.30 = +0.4

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.0/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.1

Raw Impact +2.5

Baseline (game-average expected) −3.5

Net Impact

-1.0

36th pctl vs Forwards

About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works

TEAM COMPARISON

Impact

#12

Offense

#10

Hustle

#10

Defense

of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Luka Dončić +9.7 Deandre Ayton +4.9 Jaxson Hayes +3.6 Austin Reaves +3.2 LeBron James +1.4 Jake LaRavia -0.5 Jarred Vanderbilt -0.8 Maxi Kleber -1.4 Marcus Smart -2.3 Luke Kennard -2.9 Nick Smith Jr. -3.3 Rui Hachimura -3.7 Dalton Knecht -3.9 Gabe Vincent -5.0

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 227 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 2th

2.8 PPG

Efficiency 11th

48.8% TS

Playmaking 9th

0.7 APG

Rebounding 17th

2.6 RPG

Rim Protection 49th

0.14/min

Hustle 68th

0.12/min

Shot Creation 50th

0% pullup

TO Discipline 81th

0.03/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Extreme offensive passivity and an agonizing reluctance to shoot defined Maxi Kleber’s early-season slump. Time and again, his hesitation to pull the trigger on open looks allowed opponents to pack the paint and completely ignore him. This glaring flaw was painfully obvious on 11/15 vs MIL. Despite hitting his only shot attempt, he logged a dismal -7.8 impact score because he essentially removed himself from the half-court scheme. The exact same issue doomed him on 12/20 vs LAC, where a total refusal to shoot dragged his impact down to -6.0 even though he provided excellent hustle. Occasionally, his fundamental defensive awareness salvaged his minutes without requiring him to score. On 11/12 vs OKC, Kleber generated a stellar +6.2 impact score on just three points simply by executing flawless drop coverage to deter multiple rim drives.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

PATTERNS

Struggling. Kleber has posted negative impact in 76% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Average defender. Kleber doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -2.6, second-half: +0.5. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 2 games. Longest cold streak: 10 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 62 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.