Max Christie (full name Cormac Karl Christie Jr.) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA, born February 10, 2003, in Arlington Heights, Illinois. After playing one season of college basketball for Michigan State, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2022 NBA Draft and later traded to the Mavericks. Christie is the son of Katrina and Cormac Sr., both of whom played college basketball, and he has a younger brother, Cameron Christie.

Christie played one season of college basketball at Michigan State (2021–22), averaging about 9.3 points per game and earning a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman team. Dallas News +3 Вікіпедія +3 Michigan State University Athletics +3 He declared for the NBA draft after his freshman year and was selected in 2022, with the 35th overall pick by the Los Angeles Lakers. Dallas News +3 NBA +3 Вікіпедія +3 During his NBA career, Christie has played for the Lakers and later the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas News +3 Вікіпедія +3 NBA +3 He has also played in the NBA G League

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On the international stage, Christie represented the U.S. in the 2019 FIBA Under-16 Americas Championship, where he averaged 9.5 points and 3.3 rebounds, helping the team to a gold medal. Dallas News +3 Вікіпедія +3 Michigan State University Athletics +3 In his personal life, his mother, Katrina, played college basketball at Northwestern and scored over 1,000 points in her career. His father, Cormac Sr., played collegiate basketball at Parkland College and Wisconsin–Superior. Christie has a younger brother, Cameron (“Cam”), who was drafted in the 2024 NBA Draft.