Max Abmas - Salt Lake City Stars

[darrenj]

Random add to this thread about Max. 

Last Friday or Saturday i believe my daughter was in line at Jersey Mikes in Rockwall and Max was in front of her. He told the cashier to pay for her lunch and the elderly couple behind her as well. Handed the cashier the cash and told her to keep the rest as a tip. ( Pretty good amount!) Turned and told them have a blessed day and walked out!

Really just tells you the type of person he is. Very unassuming and just a great guy! 

[Keenan Henderson]

The announcers at summer league still cannot pronounce Abmas!  Max had a good first half tonight scoring vs Washington and also made some winning plays that may not show up in the stat line.  His teammate had a shot blocked that hung in the air and Max tipped it to a teammate for a bucket.  Nothing speculator but still effective.  

Even if Max does not make it in Utah, these summer games allow him to showcase his talents to other teams in the NBA, too.  

[titansforever]

Max with 15 points off the bench!

https://www.deseret.com/sports/2025/07/16/utah-jazz-win-over-washington-wizards-nba-las-vegas-summer-league/ 

[Old Titan]

LOVE the fact that Max's sojourn with the Longhorns hardly resonated outside the Lone Star State!

 

[titansforever]

5 minutes ago, Old Titan said:

LOVE the fact that Max's sojourn with the Longhorns hardly resonated outside the Lone Star State!

 

Amen!

[darrenj]

Max got to play 37 minutes in their last game on Friday night and played pretty well with 13 pts and 8 assists. 

Be interesting to see if he plays in GLeague again this year or heads overseas to make some $$. Ideally, he would get a 2-way contract but don't see that happening in Utah with all of their young guys. 

[Bogus Smith]

1 hour ago, darrenj said:

Max got to play 37 minutes in their last game on Friday night and played pretty well with 13 pts and 8 assists. 

Be interesting to see if he plays in GLeague again this year or heads overseas to make some $$. Ideally, he would get a 2-way contract but don't see that happening in Utah with all of their young guys. 

Max could be trade bait as well to another team that needs a guard that can share and score.  I hope he finds a place where he feels he can contribute (and maximize his value).

[Old Titan]

After their horrible start in their two summer league events, I think the Ainge boys realized they needed an adult such as Max to facilitate the intricacies of running their offense (i.e. getting the ball over the half-court line without dribbling it off their foot, or hurling 35-foot airballs as the shot clock ran out).

Hopefully, he got something like $20-an-hour extra during that time, for babysitting... 

[ORU40]

1 hour ago, Bogus Smith said:

Max could be trade bait as well to another team that needs a guard that can share and score.  I hope he finds a place where he feels he can contribute (and maximize his value).

Max is not signed to a standard NBA contract so he cannot be traded, but any team that wants to sign him to a 2-way deal or standard contract can. You are seeing several players from the summer league that played well: but just no roster spots on that team, signing 2-way deals with different teams. If any team in the NBA is interested in him, they could sign him today.

[Bogus Smith]

14 minutes ago, ORU40 said:

Max is not signed to a standard NBA contract so he cannot be traded, but any team that wants to sign him to a 2-way deal or standard contract can. You are seeing several players from the summer league that played well: but just no roster spots on that team, signing 2-way deals with different teams. If any team in the NBA is interested in him, they could sign him today.

Hope his agent is aggressive and trying to shop him around if that is the case.

[ORU40]

43 minutes ago, Bogus Smith said:

Hope his agent is aggressive and trying to shop him around if that is the case.

Max' agent is Josh Beauregard-Bell with the Wasserman firm, and his client list is below w/ player name, current team (Max is currently unsigned), position, ht, wt, DOB, age, and current NBA contract status or prior contract and yrs of NBA exp (note the 2 players with overseas teams Wright & Williams, were on prior NBA 2-way deals were 1-year deals in 2019 & 2022 & Howard's 2-way was in 2021):

His agent rep's 9 players, 2 on NBA deals, 2 on overseas contracts and 5 unrestricted free agents. Hopefully, he finds Max a good landing spot. 

 

Moses Wright	Zalgiris	FC	6-8	226	Dec 23, 1998	26	Dallas Mavericks, Feb 25, 2022 Two-Way	1
Max Abmas	N/A	PG	5-11	172	Apr 2, 2001	24	Unrestricted Free Agent	0
Markus Howard	N/A	PG	5-11	180	Mar 3, 1999	26	Denver Nuggets, Aug 13, 2021 Two-Way	2
Kadeem Jack	N/A	PF	6-9	225	Oct 27, 1992	32	Unrestricted Free Agent	0
Jaden Shackelford	N/A	PG	6-3	200	Feb 14, 2001	24	Unrestricted Free Agent	0
Davion Mitchell	Miami Heat	PG	6-0	202	Sep 5, 1998	26	Miami Heat, Jul 7, 2025	4
David Roddy	Toronto Raptors	SF	6-4	255	Mar 27, 2001	24	Toronto Raptors, Jul 10, 2025	3
Cam Reddish	N/A	F-G	6-7	217	Sep 1, 1999	25	Unrestricted Free Agent	6
Alan Williams	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	C	6-8	265	Jan 28, 1993	32	Brooklyn Nets, Jan 11, 2019 Two-Way	4

[Old Titan]

43 minutes ago, ORU40 said:

Max' agent is Josh Beauregard-Bell with the Wasserman firm, and his client list is below w/ player name, current team (Max is currently unsigned), position, ht, wt, DOB, age, and current NBA contract status or prior contract and yrs of NBA exp

Moses Wright	Zalgiris	FC	6-8	226	Dec 23, 1998	26	Dallas Mavericks, Feb 25, 2022 Two-Way	1
Max Abmas	N/A	PG	5-11	172	Apr 2, 2001	24	Unrestricted Free Agent	0
Markus Howard	N/A	PG	5-11	180	Mar 3, 1999	26	Denver Nuggets, Aug 13, 2021 Two-Way	2
Kadeem Jack	N/A	PF	6-9	225	Oct 27, 1992	32	Unrestricted Free Agent	0
Jaden Shackelford	N/A	PG	6-3	200	Feb 14, 2001	24	Unrestricted Free Agent	0
Davion Mitchell	Miami Heat	PG	6-0	202	Sep 5, 1998	26	Miami Heat, Jul 7, 2025	4
David Roddy	Toronto Raptors	SF	6-4	255	Mar 27, 2001	24	Toronto Raptors, Jul 10, 2025	3
Cam Reddish	N/A	F-G	6-7	217	Sep 1, 1999	25	Unrestricted Free Agent	6
Alan Williams	Nagoya Diamond Dolphins	C	6-8	265	Jan 28, 1993	32	Brooklyn Nets, Jan 11, 2019 Two-Way	4

Not a lot of 172-lb. guys playing in the NBA... 

[ORob2]

The Jazz has resigned Max.

 

 

[titansforever]

2 minutes ago, ORob2 said:

The Jazz has resigned Max.

 

 

Yay, Max!!

[Old Titan]

1 hour ago, ORob2 said:

The Jazz has resigned Max.

 

 

They has?

Or, they "hazz"?

I'm sure it's grammatically correct, but it just sounds weird... 

[ORUJason]

I am so happy for Max!!!

[Dave Connor]

I wore my Midcourt Max T-shirt today before I read the good news.

[Old Titan]