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Max Christie

Dallas Mavericks · #00 · Rotation
SG6'5"190 lbage 234 yrs expMichigan StateArlington Heights, IL
8th best of 12 on DALworth +0.7 wins to the rotation
OFF72DEF70
Elite shooter & scorer
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Western · Southwest · proj. 40-42 (▲+3.4)
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A long, smooth-shooting young guard who's already a knockdown threat — 40.4% from three and a sparkling 89.9% at the line on 60.1% true shooting (93rd-percentile shooting). At 23 he's still adding strength on defense and creation off the bounce (16.5% usage), but the size, the stroke and the low turnovers make him an ideal 3-and-D role player to grow with.

12.3
PPG
3.2
RPG
2
APG
0.6
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 77MPG 29.1FG% 44.13P% 40.4FT% 89.9TS% 60.1USG% 16.5PER 11BPM -1.5VORP 0.3EPM +0.3
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting95
Scoring83
Rim protection77
Inside finishing68
Rebounding64
Perimeter defense62
Playmaking60

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
8.0
PPG
2.8
RPG
1.4
APG
263
GAMES
Points 2,106Win Shares 6.7Starts 114Best season 2025-26 · 12.3 ppg
Games played, last three seasons90%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 20 → 22
▲Rising

Max, at 22, is on a clear upward trajectory — 0.4 → 1.7 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.1 wins (+2.3)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age should add a little at 23. Range 3.0–5.1 wins.
Production (BPM)-3.6 → -1.5+2.126-27 forecast -1.6
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -3.6 · 67 games2024-25: -2.5 · 78 games2025-26: -1.5 · 77 games2026-27: -1.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.4 → 1.7+1.326-27 forecast 4.1
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 0.4 · 67 games2024-25: 0.6 · 78 games2025-26: 1.7 · 77 games2026-27: 4.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $10.6M vs $8.3M salary+$2.3M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$8.3M salary2023-24: $2.1M · 67 games2024-25: $2.3M · 78 games2025-26: $4.1M · 77 games2026-27: $10.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $8,285,714 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$8,285,714Guaranteed
5% of the club’s payroll · 9th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$10,608,000 /yr
Surplus+$2,322,286
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.