The Lakers still perform mediocrely in the face of their old club! It is estimated that it will be difficult for the former second-round pick to stay in the Mavericks?

In a previous NBA summer league game, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 87-85 after a hard battle, achieving their first victory in the summer league.

Although the Mavericks won this game without any danger, the team's starting small forward Maxwell Lewis was still significantly worse in the face of his old club. Lewis played 19 minutes and 41 seconds in the game, made 2 of 7 shots, 1 of 4 from outside the three-point line, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block. He also had 2 fouls, with a plus-negative value of 0. Lewis's efficiency on the offensive end is still not ideal, his scoring ability is still very average, and his stability outside the three-point line is also seriously insufficient. He obviously lacks reliable offensive methods. In addition, Lewis's performance on the defensive end is actually quite average, and he has not shown particularly outstanding personal defensive abilities. Overall, Lewis' role in both offense and defense seems to be very limited, and he doesn't seem to have any outstanding skills. The team's victory doesn't seem to have much to do with his performance.

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. However, Lewis' performance in the NBA has always been less than ideal. He almost didn't get a chance to play when he played for the Lakers, and his performance on the court was also a terrible level. Last December, he was also sent to the Brooklyn Nets by the Lakers in a deal involving D 'Angelo Russell and Dorian Finney-Smith. Previously, the Nets chose to cut Lewis, and he immediately became a free agent.

In the NBA regular season last season, Lewis played a total of 28 games, averaging 11.7 minutes per game, with averaging 4.1 points, 2 rebounds, 0.7 assists, 0.3 steals, and 0.2 blocks per game, 0.5 turnovers and 1 foul, with a shooting percentage of 41.7%, a three-point shooting percentage of 38%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 70%. In the NBA Development League last season, Lewis played 10 times for the Lakers' subordinate team, Nanwan Lakers, with averaging 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%, his three-point shooting percentage was 33.8%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 82.4%. Lewis actually got a lot of opportunities to perform after joining the Nets, but he still couldn't show his strength. It was very normal for him to be abandoned by the team. Lewis needs to prove his strength in the summer league to win the opportunity to continue to stay in the NBA, but it seems that he still can't play his abilities.