Max Christie
Dallas Mavericks · Guard · age 23 · 6′5″ · Michigan State
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This season
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What's being said
10 items this season- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Reported fact ·
Max Christie sat out this game, which the hosts attribute to rest. Santi Aldama and Dereck Lively are both still out.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Opinion ·
The hosts see defense as a serious problem: the team has no point-of-attack defender, and they reject the idea that Max Christie is one, calling him solid at best.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Reported fact ·
Max Christie did not play in this game; a host says it was for rest and expects him back in the rotation.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Opinion ·
Hosts see defense as a serious problem: no point-of-attack defender. One host rejects the idea that Christie is a true point-of-attack stopper, though he can be solid.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Reported fact ·
Max Christie sat out the Hawks game (the hosts later say it was rest). Santi Aldama is still out, and Dereck Lively is still out.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Analysis ·
Open question: is Caleb Martin in the rotation? He has played real (not garbage-time) preseason minutes, the most off the bench apart from de Larrea. If he plays, Sasser would probably drop down the order, though Martin is also the likeliest player to lose minutes once Christie returns.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Analysis ·
Hosts see defense as a serious problem. The team has no point-of-attack defense, Christie is not a real point-of-attack stopper, and a Gafford–Irving pairing next to Washington, Flagg and Risacher gives only okay-to-good defenders.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Report ·
Max Christie did not play in this game. A host attributes this to rest and thinks Christie will be back in the rotation.
- Podcast Locked On Mavericks host · Opinion ·
A host says Max Christie is not a legitimate point-of-attack defender. Another adds he is not a game-changer defensively but can be solid.
- Podcast Nick Angstadt, Locked On Mavericks · Report ·
The preseason starting five was Max Christie, Naji Marshall (heard as 'Najee'), Risacher (heard as 'Zachary Richie'; likely Zaccharie Risacher), P.J. Washington and Moussa Cisse (heard as 'Musa Cisse'). The host called it a 'weird' starting five.
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Game log
| Date | Opp | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | 3PM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 season (last season) | ||||||
| Apr 12 '26 | vs CHI | 13.0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Apr 10 '26 | @ SAS | 31.0 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 8 '26 | @ PHX | 33.0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Apr 7 '26 | @ LAC | 29.0 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 5 '26 | vs LAL | 25.0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Apr 3 '26 | vs ORL | 29.0 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Mar 31 '26 | @ MIL | 26.0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Mar 30 '26 | vs MIN | 28.0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 27 '26 | @ POR | 25.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Mar 25 '26 | @ DEN | 32.0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Mar 23 '26 | vs GSW | 33.0 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mar 21 '26 | vs LAC | 23.0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Mar 18 '26 | vs ATL | 30.0 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 16 '26 | @ NOP | 32.0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Mar 15 '26 | @ CLE | 29.0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 |