No job found in the NBA! The former Lakers second-round pick has completed signing with the Turkish team

Turkish League team Tofaş Bursa officially announced that the team has signed former NBA player Maxwell Lewis, who will also appear in the European arena for the first time in the new season.

Lewis was born in July 2002 and is about to turn 23 years old. He is 201cm tall and weighs 98kg. He is a wing player from Pepperdine University selected by the Lakers in the 40th pick in the second round in the 2023 NBA Draft. Lewis has played 62 times for the Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets in the NBA, with averaging 6.9 minutes per game, with averaging 2 points, 1 rebound, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals, and 0.1 blocks, 0.4 turnovers and 0.5 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 38%, a three-point shooting percentage of 33.9%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 69.2%. Lewis did not get much playing time when playing for the Lakers, and it is reasonable to lack highlights in his performance, but after joining the Nets, Lewis, who has gained more playing time, did not improve significantly. It is reasonable that he cannot get attention from NBA teams.

In fact, Lewis' performance was also very average in the NBA Development League last season. He has played 10 times for the Lakers' subordinate team, Nanwan Lakers, and averaged 33.5 minutes per game, with averaging 17.7 points, 7.2 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 0.9 blocks, and 2.3 turnovers and 2.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 39.9%, three-point shooting percentage was 33.8%, and free throw shooting percentage was 82.4%. Even in the NBA Development League, Lewis has no way to perform at the dominant level. His offensive efficiency is still very average, his feel outside the three-point line is still not stable, and his performance on the defensive end is not outstanding. His performance in the NBA Development League is so mediocre, and his personal abilities seem to be relatively limited and his future development space is indeed limited.

In the previous NBA Summer League, Lewis played for the Dallas Mavericks five times, averaging 18.3 minutes per game, averaging 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.41 steals and 0.4 blocks, and 1.4 turnovers and 1.6 fouls. His shooting percentage was 43.4%, a three-point shooting percentage of 42.9%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 71.4%. Lewis' performance in the first three games of the summer league was a disaster. Although he had a small outbreak in the last two games, his overall performance was not particularly ideal. It seems that the Mavericks and other NBA teams do not agree with his performance, which is also an important factor in his final choice to switch to the overseas league. I don’t know what kind of performance Lewis will perform when he arrives in the European arena. Can he prove his value in the European arena through his own efforts and strive to launch a new impact on the NBA in the future?