Max Christie
{{Short description|American basketball player (born 2003)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Max Christie
| image = Max Christie (53368718915) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Christie with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2023
| position = Shooting guard
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 190
| league = NBA
| team = Dallas Mavericks
| number = 00
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|2|10}}
| birth_place = Arlington Heights, Illinois, U.S.
| high_school = Rolling Meadows
(Rolling Meadows, Illinois)
| college = Michigan State (2021–2022)
| draft_year = 2022
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 35
| draft_team = Los Angeles Lakers
| career_start = 2022
| years1 = {{nbay|2022|start}}–{{nbay|2024|end}}
| team1 = Los Angeles Lakers
| years2 = 2022–2023
| team2 = →South Bay Lakers
| years3 = {{nbay|2024|end}}–present
| team3 = Dallas Mavericks
| highlights =
- NBA Cup champion (2023)
- Big Ten All-Freshman Team (2022)
- McDonald's All-American (2021)
- Jordan Brand Classic (2021)
- Nike Hoop Summit (2021)
| medal_templates =
{{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{bk|USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIBA Americas U16 Championship}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Brazil|Team}}
}}
Cormac Karl "Max" Christie Jr. (born February 10, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Michigan State Spartans. He was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class.
High school career
Christie played basketball for Rolling Meadows High School in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, and was teammates with his younger brother, Cameron.{{cite web |last1=Narang |first1=Bob |title=For Rolling Meadows phenom Max Christie, life in the spotlight is the new normal |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/sports/ct-ahp-boys-basketball-max-christie-rolling-meadows-tl-1219-20191214-wjwd2xcv35fhdoyh5pc76ir6j4-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=December 13, 2019}} In his freshman season, he averaged 20 points, nine rebounds and four assists per game.{{cite web |last1=Narang |first1=Bob |title=Must-see Mustang: Max Christie a game-changer at Rolling Meadows |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/sports/ct-ahp-boys-basketball-rolling-meadows-max-christie-tl-1115-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=November 10, 2018}} As a sophomore, Christie averaged 25.5 points, 10 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. He scored a career-high 51 points against Elk Grove High School.{{cite web |last1=Quinn |first1=Brendan |title=Max Christie picks Michigan State as Tom Izzo's recruiting haul continues |url=https://theathletic.com/1914378/2020/07/07/max-christie-picks-michigan-state-as-tom-izzos-recruiting-haul-continues/ |website=The Athletic |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=July 7, 2020}} In his junior season, Christie averaged 25 points and 11 rebounds per game, earning Pioneer Press Player of the Year honors.{{cite web |last1=Reaven |first1=Steve |title=Rolling Meadows' Max Christie is the 2019–20 Pioneer Press Boys Basketball Player of the Year |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/sports/ct-ahp-boys-basketball-pioneer-poy-max-christie-tl-0326-20200321-5gdotc3ncbbdhl7ketqi7e4zyu-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=March 21, 2020}} As a senior, he averaged 24 points, 10.1 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.1 steals per game, leading his team to a 15–0 record. Christie was selected as Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year, News-Gazette All-State Player of the Year and Illinois Gatorade Player of the Year.{{cite web |last1=Richey |first1=Scott |title=N-G All-State POY: Christie cemented legacy at Rolling Meadows |url=https://www.news-gazette.com/sports/n-g-all-state-poy-christie-cemented-legacy-at-rolling-meadows/article_3535b1fa-da32-5c0f-90a0-aaa4b60b87c9.html |website=The News-Gazette |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=May 2, 2021}}{{cite web |title=Rolling Meadows' Christie picks up Gatorade honor |url=https://basketball.dailyherald.com/sports/20210604/rolling-meadows-christie-picks-up-gatorade-honor/ |website=Daily Herald |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=June 4, 2021}}{{cite web |last1=O'Brien |first1=Michael |title=2021 Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year: Rolling Meadows' Max Christie |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2021/4/1/22361356/max-christie-sun-times-player-of-the-year |website=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=April 1, 2021}} He was named to the rosters for the McDonald's All-American Game, Jordan Brand Classic and Nike Hoop Summit.{{cite web |last1=Davis |first1=Tyler J. |title=Michigan State signee Max Christie becomes Tom Izzo's first McDonald's All American in 4 years |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2021/02/23/mcdonalds-all-american-michigan-state-basketball-max-christie/4558602001/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=February 23, 2021}}
=Recruiting=
Christie was a consensus five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2021 class, according to major recruiting services.{{cite web |last1=Narang |first1=Bob |title=After star-studded summer, Max Christie ready for junior year at Rolling Meadows |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/sports/ct-ahp-boys-basketball-max-christie-junior-season-tl-0815-20190812-za4pgeq2ifbbbmqns237px5wge-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=August 12, 2019}} On July 7, 2020, he committed to playing college basketball for Michigan State over offers from Duke, Villanova and Ohio State, among others.{{cite web |last1=Borzello |first1=Jeff |title=5-star guard Max Christie commits to Michigan State basketball |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/29423894/5-star-guard-max-christie-commits-michigan-state |website=ESPN |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=July 7, 2020}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2021}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Max Christie
| position = SG
| hometown = Arlington Heights, IL
| highschool = Rolling Meadows (IL)
| feet = 6
| inches = 7
| weight = 185
| 40 =
| commitdate = July 7, 2020
| rivals stars = 5
| 247 stars = 5
| espn stars = 5
| espn grade = 92
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2021
| rivals ref title = Michigan State 2021 Basketball Commits
| scout ref title =
| espn ref title = 2021 Michigan State Spartans Recruiting Class
| rivals school = michiganstate
| scout s =
| espn schoolid = 127
| 247 overall = 21
| rivals overall = 20
| espn overall = 18
| accessdate = September 17, 2021
| bball = yes
}}
College career
On January 5, 2022, Christie scored a season-high 21 points in a 79–67 win against Nebraska.{{cite news |title=No. 10 Michigan State tops Nebraska 79–67 for 8th win in row |url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=401364362 |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=ESPN |agency=Associated Press |date=January 5, 2022}} As a freshman, he averaged 9.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game and was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team.{{cite press release|url=https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/8/2021-22-big-ten-mens-basketball-postseason-honors-announced.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220308180525/https://bigten.org/news/2022/3/8/2021-22-big-ten-mens-basketball-postseason-honors-announced.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2022|title=2021–22 Big Ten Men's Basketball Postseason Honors Announced|publisher=Big Ten Conference |date=March 8, 2022 |accessdate=March 8, 2022}} On April 1, 2022, Christie declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility{{Cite web |last=Solari |first=Chris |title=Michigan State basketball freshman Max Christie testing NBA draft process |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2022/04/01/michigan-state-basketball-max-christie-nba-draft/7245981001/ |access-date=April 1, 2022 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US}} and on May 16 announced he would hire an agent and remain in the draft.{{Cite web |date=May 16, 2022 |title=Michigan State's Max Christie hiring agent, remaining in NBA Draft |url=https://www.mlive.com/spartans/2022/05/michigan-states-max-christie-hiring-agent-remaining-in-nba-draft.html |access-date=May 17, 2022 |website=mlive |language=en}}
Professional career
=Los Angeles Lakers / South Bay Lakers (2022–2025)=
Christie was selected by the Los Angeles Lakers in the second round of the 2022 NBA draft with the 35th overall pick. Christie joined the Lakers' 2022 NBA Summer League roster.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Lakers 2022 NBA2K23 Summer League Roster {{!}} NBA.com |url=https://www.nba.com/summer-league/2022/vegas/team/1610612747/lakers |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=www.nba.com}} In his Summer League debut, Christie scored five points and nine rebounds in a 100–66 California Classic win against the Miami Heat.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Lakers vs Miami Heat Jul 2, 2022 Box Scores {{!}} NBA.com |url=https://www.nba.com/game/lal-vs-mia-1322200001/box-score#box-score |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=www.nba.com}} On July 8, 2022, Christie signed his rookie scale contract with the Lakers.{{Cite web |title=Lakers Sign Max Christie |url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/lakers-sign-max-christie-070722 |access-date=July 14, 2022 |website=www.nba.com |language=en}} He was assigned to the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League on March 8, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Lakers Make A Roster Move Following Win Over Grizzlies On Tuesday Night |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/.amp/news/los-angeles-lakers-assign-max-christie-to-south-bay-lakers-nba-g-league-03-08-23 |access-date=March 9, 2023 |website=SI.com }} He was recalled by the Los Angeles Lakers from South Bay two days later.{{Cite web |title=Los Angeles Lakers Make A Roster Move Ahead Of Friday Night Game Against Raptors |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/nba/fastbreak/.amp/news/los-angeles-lakers-recall-max-christie-south-bay-lakers-nba-g-league-3-10-23 |access-date=March 10, 2023 |website=SI.com }}
On December 9, 2023, Christie and the Lakers won the inaugural season of the NBA In-Season Tournament.{{Cite web |date=December 10, 2023 |title=Lakers take NBA Cup as AD explodes for 41–20 |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/nba/story/_/id/39080368/lakers-win-nba-cup-lebron-james-earns-season-tournament-mvp |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=ESPN.com}}
Christie re-signed with the Lakers on a four-year $32 million deal on July 2, 2024.{{cite web|title=Sources: Christie to stay with Lakers on $32M deal|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40468897/sources-max-christie-stay-lakers-4-year-32m-deal|website=ESPN.com|date=June 30, 2024|access-date=July 4, 2024}}{{cite web|author=lalswong|title=Lakers Re-Sign Max Christie|url=https://www.nba.com/lakers/news/lakers-re-sign-max-christie-070624|website=NBA.com|date=July 6, 2024|access-date=July 14, 2024}}
=Dallas Mavericks (2025–present)=
{{See also|Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade}}
On February 2, 2025, Christie was traded alongside Anthony Davis and a 2029 first-round pick to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Luka Dončić, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris. The Mavericks additionally traded a 2025 second round pick to the Utah Jazz, who also acquired Jalen Hood-Schifino and a 2025 second-round pick from the Lakers.{{cite web|first=Eddie|last=Sefko|title=Mavericks acquire Anthony Davis for Luka Dončić|url=https://www.mavs.com/mavs-get-ad/|website=Mavs.com|date=February 2, 2025|access-date=February 2, 2025}}
National team career
Christie represented the United States at the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship in Brazil. He averaged 9.5 points and 3.3 rebounds per game, helping his team win the gold medal.{{cite web |last1=Solari |first1=Chris |title=Michigan State basketball adds 'special, unique kid' in 5-star SG Max Christie |url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2020/07/07/michigan-state-basketball-max-christie-tom-izzo-2021-recruiting/5394162002/ |website=Detroit Free Press |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=July 7, 2020}}
Career statistics
{{NBA player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
==Regular season==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2022}}
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers
| 41 || 3 || 12.5 || .415 || .419 || .875 || 1.8 || .5 || .2 || .2 || 3.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2023}}
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers
| 67 || 7 || 14.1 || .427 || .356 || .783 || 2.1 || .9 || .3 || .3 || 4.2
|-
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan=2| {{nbay|2024}}
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers
| 46 || 25 || 25.1 || .444 || .368 || .851 || 2.7 || 1.4 || .8 || .5 || 8.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| Dallas
| 32 || 11 || 30.4 || .411 || .364 || .862 || 4.2 || 2.5 || .9 || .3 || 11.2
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 186 || 46 || 19.3 || .426 || .370 || .841 || 2.6 || 1.2 || .5 || .3 || 6.2
{{S-end}}
==Playoffs==
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023
| style="text-align:left;"| L.A. Lakers
| 9 || 0 || 3.7 || .500 || .250 || .500 || .8 || .3 || .0 || .1 || 1.4
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career
| 9 || 0 || 3.7 || .500 || .250 || .500 || .8 || .3 || .0 || .1 || 1.4
{{S-end}}
=College=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| style="text-align:left;"| Michigan State
| 35 || 35 || 30.8 || .382 || .317 || .824 || 3.5 || 1.5 || .5 || .5 || 9.3
{{S-end}}
Personal life
Christie's mother, Katrina (née Hannaford), played college basketball at Northwestern, scoring over 1,000 points, and is a psychotherapist.{{cite web |last1=Babcock-McGraw |first1=Patricia |title=Rolling Meadows' Christie prepared to soar to new heights on court |url=https://basketball.dailyherald.com/sports/20191121/rolling-meadows-christie-prepared-to-soar-to-new-heights-on-court |website=Daily Herald |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=November 21, 2019}} His father, Max Sr., played college basketball at Parkland College and Wisconsin–Superior before becoming an aircraft pilot.{{cite web |last1=Bain |first1=Matthew |title='Pressure is a privilege': This is Max Christie, the most humble five-star phenom you'll meet |url=https://www.hawkcentral.com/story/sports/college/iowa/bbmen-recruiting/2019/05/01/max-christie-top-10-five-star-basketball-iowa-state-purdue-illinois-wolves-hawkeye-cyclone-recruit/3631526002/ |website=Hawk Central |access-date=June 20, 2021 |date=May 1, 2019}} His younger brother Cam Christie was a collegiate basketball player at Minnesota.
{{cite web |title=Cam Christie |url=https://gophersports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/cam-christie/21450 |website=Gopher Sports |access-date=December 7, 2023 |date=2023}}
On June 27, 2024, Cam was selected with the 46th overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2024 NBA Draft.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons}}
{{basketball stats}}
- [https://msuspartans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/max-christie/11554 Michigan State Spartans bio]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20200709180657/https://www.usab.com/basketball/players/mens/c/christie-max.aspx USA Basketball bio]
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