Max ChristieDallas Mavericks · #00
Max Christie is a 6-foot-5 Dallas Mavericks guard, a former Lakers second-round pick and Michigan State one-and-done, who was traded to Dallas in the February 2025 Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis blockbuster and has developed into an ascending 3-and-D starter.
Max Christie — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Max Christie stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Max Christie — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Max Christie
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Max Christie career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 41 | 12.5 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.5 | .415 | .419 |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 14.1 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 0.9 | .427 | .356 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 25.1 | 8.5 | 2.7 | 1.4 | .444 | .368 |
| 2025-26 | 77 | 29.1 | 12.3 | 3.2 | 2.0 | .441 | .404 |
| Career | 231 | 21.0 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Dallas Mavericks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Max Christie
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A projectable 3-and-D guard who arrived in Dallas via one of the most stunning trades in NBA history, Max Christie has grown from a Lakers second-rounder into a rising starter.
Turning pro
Drafted 2022 Round 2, Pick 35 (Los Angeles Lakers) as a Guard.
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Max Christie went from Lakers second-rounder to the centerpiece trade that reshaped the NBA.
Chapter
A five-star recruit and one-and-done at Michigan State, he was drafted 35th by Los Angeles and built his value on perimeter defense.
Chapter
He won the inaugural In-Season Tournament with the Lakers before being traded to Dallas in February 2025 alongside Anthony Davis for Luka Dončić.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 190 lbs
- College
- Michigan State
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Draft
- 2022 Round 2, Pick 35 (Los Angeles Lakers)
- Born
- Arlington Heights, Illinois
- Age
- 23
- Jersey
- #00
Christie comes from an athletic, academic family: his mother scored 1,000-plus points at Northwestern and is a psychotherapist, his father played college ball and is an airline pilot, and his younger brother Cam was a 2024 NBA second-round pick out of Minnesota.
He is a fan of Japanese manga and anime, and carries a low-key, low-mistake reputation both on and off the floor.
Steady, coachable and defense-first, Christie is a low-maintenance wing whose offensive game is catching up to his role.
Max Christie — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Max Christie, answered.
