Maximilian Kleber a.k.a. Maxi Kleber is a German basketball player currently signed to the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA as their No. 42 Power forward/Center. Standing at 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) tall, he previously played for the other leagues such as Bayern Munich (2015–2017), Obradoiro (2014–2015), and Würzburg (2009–2014).
A native of Würzburg, Germany, Kleber was born on January 29, 1992, under the star sign Aquarius. The hunk holds German nationality. On October 21, 2017, he made his NBA debut with Dallas Mavericks against the Houston Rockets. On 10th July 2019, he re-signed with the team.
In 2019, Maxi Kleber signed a 4 year / $35,900,000 extension contract with the Dallas Mavericks, that include $25,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $8,975,000. The NBA star will earn a base salary of $8,000,000 while carrying a cap hit of $8,000,000 and a dead cap value of $8,000,000 in 2019-20 season.
As per the deal, he is projected to pay $8,250,000, $8,750,000, $9,000,000 in the 2020-21, 2021-22, and 2022-23 respectively.
Year | Team | Earnings |
2017-2018 | Dallas Mavericks | $815,615 |
2018-2019 | Dallas Mavericks | $1,378,242 |
2019-2020 | Dallas Mavericks | $8,000,000 |
2020-2021 | Dallas Mavericks | $8,475,000 |
2021-2022 | Dallas Mavericks | $8,975,000 |
Three seasons in the NBA has earned Kleber $27,718,857. Before joining the NBA, he played for the Spanish and German league. According to the source, the players in the European leagues get paid anywhere between $65,000 and $100,000.
Looking-over his contract and salary, his net worth is 2022 is estimated at over $8 Million.
No. 42 – Dallas Mavericks' Power forward / Center is currently in a relationship with his girlfriend, Brittany Gibson. The two started dating since 2018.
An Instagram sensation, Gibson is a former cheerleader of Texas Christian University who currently is an investment real estate specialist. She co-owns Lockson Investment Group.
Gibson's Instagram is full of couple's adorable pictures while the NBA player has not shared even a single photo with his bae.
In March 2019, he and his girlfriend walked the blue carpet of Dallas Mavericks' event Mavs Ball for charity. The event was attended by current and past Maverick players, including Dirk and his wife Jessica Nowitzki, Luka Doncic, and his partner Anamaria Goltes and many more.
When Kleber is new in NBA, fans get often confused him with Luka Doncic. When the team Mavericks head to the arena on the road, fans are lined up outside the team's hotel, looking autographs from the likes of Luka Doncic and Dirk Nowitzki or so they thought.
It went to the point where Mavericks coach Peter Patton had to let everyone know.
But now, he is an NBA superstar who gets easily recognized on his own.
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