Although his playing time has increased and he has not made a sense of presence, the Lakers still shouldn t use him too much?

In the previous NBA regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks at home 119-95. After this game, the Lakers' record, which had won two consecutive victories, improved to 10 wins and 4 losses; while the Hornets' record, which had lost 2 of the last 3 games, dropped to 8 wins and 6 losses, and their ranking fell to 7th in the Eastern Conference.

In this game, the Lakers' substitute veteran Maxi Kleber finally got a lot of playing time and performance opportunities. His performance on the court was not outstanding, but it was not particularly bad. Kleber played 25 minutes and 02 seconds, made 1 of 1 shots, scored 3 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, and had 5 fouls. His plus-minus value also reached +22. Kleber seems to have certain shooting ability, as well as certain passing and support abilities, but his presence on the offensive end is indeed low. Kleber committed a large number of fouls on the defensive end, and his personal defensive ability is also relatively average. Overall, Kleber did not play a big role on the court. Of course, he didn't cause much trouble to the team. As for the plus-minus value of +22, this is also closely related to the fact that he has been working with Luka Doncic for a long time on the court. His own role is actually very limited.

Kleber was sent to the Lakers by the Dallas Mavericks in a sign-and-trade involving Doncic and Anthony Davis in the middle of last season. After joining the Lakers, Kleber was affected by injuries and was unable to get a chance to play in the NBA regular season. In the playoffs, in G5 of the series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kleber finally returned from injury and completed his appearance. He made 0 of 1 shots, 0 of 1 from beyond the three-point line, and 2 of 2 free throws in 4 minutes and 57 seconds of playing time. He scored 2 points, 1 turnover and 1 foul. Since the start of this season, Kleber has played a total of 3 times, averaging 16 minutes per game. He averaged 2.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.7 blocks per game. He also had 2 fouls. He shot 50% from the field, 66.7% from the three-point range, and 50% from the free throw line.

Kleber had almost no stable playing time and performance opportunities before, and his role on the field was very average. He also got a lot of playing time and performance opportunities in this game, but it seems that his performance has not improved significantly. I don’t know how the Lakers coaching staff will evaluate Kleber’s performance after this game. What we are most afraid of seeing is that the Lakers are very satisfied with Kleber's performance and will give him more playing time. Based on Kleber's previous performance with the Mavericks, if he is given more playing time, it will only have a negative impact on the Lakers.