| No. 21 – Tofaş | |
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| Position | Small forward |
| League | BSL |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (2002-07-27)July 27, 2002 (age 23) Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 215 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
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| College | Pepperdine (2021–2023) |
| NBA draft | 2023: 2nd round, 40th overall pick |
| Drafted by | Denver Nuggets |
| Playing career | 2023–present |
| Career history | |
| 2023–2024 | Los Angeles Lakers |
| 2023–2024 | →South Bay Lakers |
| 2024–2025 | Brooklyn Nets |
| 2025–present | Tofaş |
| Career highlights | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Maxwell Lewis (born July 27, 2002) is an American professionalbasketball player forTofaş of theBasketbol Süper Ligi (BSL). He playedcollege basketball for thePepperdine Waves.
Lewis was selected in the second round with the 40th overall pick by theDenver Nuggets in the2023 NBA draft, but was traded to theLos Angeles Lakers on draft night. As a rookie, Lewis and the Lakers won the first everNBA Cup championship in 2023. During his time with Los Angeles, he has been assigned to theirNBA G League affiliate theSouth Bay Lakers several times before being traded to theBrooklyn Nets in 2024.
Lewis' father, Robert, is fromLos Angeles,California, and moved for work toLas Vegas,Nevada, where Lewis was born and raised.[1] Robert served as a coach in recreational youth leagues in theLas Vegas Valley.[2] Lewis played basketball in his childhood but stopped playing organized basketball as an elementary school student at the request of his father who believed that a coach was treating him poorly.[2] Lewis instead studied the saxophone to replace his idle time but continued to play pickup basketball and trained with his older brother.[2] He had a growth spurt four years later that enabled his father to let him play basketball again and made a return in a National Junior Basketball League.[2] Lewis led the league in scoring and attracted attention from coaches but enrolled at Somerset-Losse specifically to play in its jazz and concert bands.[2]
Somerset-Losee did not have a basketball team during Lewis' freshman year so he playedjunior varsity atMojave High School.[2] Somerset-Losee introduced a boys basketball team during Lewis' sophomore year in 2017–18 where he averaged 28 points and 13 rebounds per game.[2] Lewis desired greater competition than the outstate schools and other charters that Somerset-Losee played so he transferred toEd W. Clark High School andreclassified to the graduating class of 2021.[2][3] He was relegated to junior varsity amid the transfer rules of theNevada Interscholastic Activities Association and decided to transfer again to AZ Compass Prep.[2][3]
Lewis thrived against national competition during his junior season in 2019–20 and earned scholarship offers fromhigh major college programs.[2] On July 21, 2020, he announced that he would bypass college and his senior high school season in favor of Chameleon BX, a preparatory program inSan Francisco, which was designed to prepare players for theNBA draft.[2][4] Lewis trained for several months with emphasis on strength, cardio and calisthenics but departed before the program concluded.[2] He returned to Las Vegas and preserved one year of club basketball where he played in 2021 as an unsigned senior.[2] Lewis no longer had offers from the high major colleges that had recruited him but received a scholarship offer to play for thePepperdine Waves under head coachLorenzo Romar.[2]
Lewis missed the first three games of his career with the Waves due to theNational Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) reviewing his eligibility after attending Chameleon BX.[5] He played as a reserve during his freshman season with the Waves and averaged 11 points per game.[2] On February 12, 2022, he suffered a season-ending wrist injury.[6] Lewis was selected to theWest Coast Conference (WCC) All-Freshman team.[7]
Lewis was moved to the starting lineup during his sophomore season,[2] and averaged 16.6 points per game.[8] He was selected to the All-WCC Second Team.[2][9] Lewis gained the attention ofNational Basketball Association (NBA) executives throughout the season who were enticed by his physical dimensions and shot creating abilities.[8] On March 20, 2023, Lewis declared for the2023 NBA draft.[8] He was invited to participate at theNBA Draft Combine.[10]
Lewis was selected with the 40th pick in the2023 NBA draft by theDenver Nuggets. His draft rights were traded to theLos Angeles Lakers later in the draft.[11] On July 8, 2023, Lewis signed with the Lakers.[12] On December 9, 2023, Lewis and the Lakers won theinaugural season of theNBA In-Season Tournament.[13]
Throughout his rookie and sophomore seasons, Lewis has beenassigned several times to theSouth Bay Lakers.[14][15]
On December 29, 2024, Lewis,D'Angelo Russell, and three future second-round picks were traded to theBrooklyn Nets in exchange forDorian Finney-Smith andShake Milton.[16] On January 1, 2025, in his first game with Brooklyn, Lewis suffered a fractured lefttibia and was subsequently ruled out for at least four weeks.[17] On April 3, Lewis made his first start of his career in which he recorded 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 2 assists in a 105-90 loss against theMinnesota Timberwolves.[18] On June 27, Lewis was waived by the Nets.[19]
On July 5, 2025, Lewis signed with theDallas Mavericks for the2025 NBA Summer League.[20]
On July 24, 2025, Lewis signed withTofaş of theBasketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).[21]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023–24 | L.A. Lakers | 34 | 0 | 3.0 | .190 | .111 | .667 | .1 | .2 | .1 | .0 | .3 |
| 2024–25 | L.A. Lakers | 7 | 0 | 4.1 | .333 | — | — | .3 | .3 | .1 | .0 | .6 |
| Brooklyn | 21 | 1 | 14.2 | .422 | .380 | .700 | 2.5 | .8 | .4 | .3 | 5.3 | |
| Career | 62 | 1 | 7.0 | .380 | .339 | .692 | 1.0 | .4 | .2 | .1 | 2.0 | |
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