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Max Strus
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LA Clippers

Max Strus

#31 · LA Clippers · 6-5 (196 cm) · 215 lb · DePaul

Max Strus plays for the LA Clippers. On the depth chart he's listed as #3 at power forward. Max Strus is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 4 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 22.0 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (93 %) and point guard (7 %). In the 2025-26 season he averaged 11.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Pelle Larsson, Saddiq Bey, and Jamal Shead, who score 17.0 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Pelle Larsson.

Next game

vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Oklahoma City Thunder ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

  • Power Forward 3rd

Positions he can play: Small Forward

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
4
Min/game
22.0
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward93 %
  • Point Guard7 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 4 22.0 9.8 4.0 4.0 0.5 0.0 35.9 30.0 66.7 48.4 18.3
2025-26 12 24.0 11.2 5.4 2.0 0.3 0.0 44.3 40.2 77.8 60.9 17.0

Game log

His latest games of the 2026-27 season.

Best games of the season: 12 pts @ Suns (Nov 10) · 5 reb vs Heat (Nov 4) · 6 ast vs Raptors (Nov 2)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 10 @
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
L 110-133 22:27 12 3 3 5-12 2-8 0-0 -13
Nov 8 vs
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
W 139-123 19:14 7 4 2 3-6 1-4 0-0 +17
Nov 4 vs
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
L 116-117 23:06 9 5 5 3-11 3-9 0-0 -19
Nov 2 vs
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
L 118-125 23:22 11 4 6 3-10 3-9 2-3 +2
Oct 25 @
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 101-108 Inactive - Injury/Illness
Oct 23 @
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
L 117-125 Inactive - Injury/Illness
Oct 21 vs
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 121-96 Inactive - Injury/Illness

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
177
Pts/100 poss.
17.0
FG%
35%

Opponents he guarded most in 4 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Pelle Larsson 16 0 0/3
Saddiq Bey 13 2 1/1
Jamal Shead 10 0 0/1
Jamison Battle 10 0 0/0
Immanuel Quickley 10 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
162
Pts/100 poss.
23.4
FG%
44%

Defenders who guarded him most in 4 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Pelle Larsson 13 0 0/0
Saddiq Bey 12 4 1/2
Zion Williamson 10 2 1/1
Ryan Dunn 9 0 0/0
Jamison Battle 8 0 0/0