Maxi Kleber is reportedly in talks with BC Roma SPQR over a possible transfer to Italy, which might reunite the veteran German ahead with Luka Doncic on the membership the place the Los Angeles Lakers star is concerned within the possession or funding construction.
SportKlub.si reported that Kleber is discussing a potential transfer to the Italian capital as BC Roma continues to construct its roster forward of its debut season in Italy’s Serie A and the EuroCup.
“At first, there have been solely rumors, then extra tangible hints, till on June 25, Luka Doncic appeared in Rome and made it clear that he was a part of the possession or funding construction of BC Roma SPQR,” SportKlub.si reported, through HoopsHype. “It is a membership that took over the aggressive rights of Cremona, moved to the Italian capital and can compete in Serie A and the EuroCup within the new season.”
The report added that the formation of the roster shouldn’t be but full and that Italian media have linked Kleber with a transfer to the newly established membership.
Kleber spent nearly all of his NBA profession alongside Doncic in Dallas. The 34-year-old joined the Mavericks in 2017 after creating his skilled profession in Germany and Spain and performed 461 regular-season video games for Dallas earlier than becoming a member of the Los Angeles Lakers throughout the 2024-25 season.
Kleber spent the 2025-26 marketing campaign with the Lakers, showing in 43 video games and averaging 2.0 factors, 2.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 10.7 minutes per recreation. He shot 45.2% from the sphere and 23.1% from three-point vary.
His most efficient NBA season got here in 2019-20, when he averaged 9.1 factors, 5.2 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 74 video games for Dallas whereas capturing 37.3% from three-point vary. He additionally averaged 1.1 blocks per recreation that season.
Kleber has appeared in 499 NBA regular-season video games throughout his profession, averaging 6.0 factors, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists whereas capturing 44.2% from the sphere and 34.1% from three-point vary. His potential to area the ground and defend a number of frontcourt positions made him an everyday a part of Dallas’ rotation for a number of seasons.
A transfer to Rome would characterize a return to European basketball for Kleber for the primary time since leaving Bayern Munich for the NBA in 2017. Earlier than that, he performed for Wurzburg and Obradoiro, together with a 2013-14 season by which he averaged 9.9 factors and 6.7 rebounds in Germany.
BC Roma was established in 2026 via the acquisition and relocation of Vanoli Cremona’s sporting license. The undertaking is led by former NBA govt Donnie Nelson, whereas Doncic and former Italian nationwide crew coach Valerio Bianchini have additionally been concerned.
The membership has already assembled a roster that includes Nico Mannion, Corey Davis, Gerald Ayayi, Erik Stevenson, Mike Iuzzolino, Trentyn Flowers and Jesse Edwards, with Alessandro Magro serving as head coach.
