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Max Christie
DAL
Dallas Mavericks

Max Christie

#0 · Dallas Mavericks · 6-5 (196 cm) · 190 lb · Michigan State

Questionable · Returns: 2026-11-14

Max Christie plays for the Dallas Mavericks. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at shooting guard. Max Christie is questionable for the next game. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 7 as a starter, averaging 18.4 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (76 %) and small forward (23 %). He averages 5.3 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Fred VanVleet, Tyrese Haliburton, and Jabari Smith Jr., who score 14.0 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Jabari Smith Jr.

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CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cleveland Cavaliers ·

Probable starter at shooting guard per the depth chart. (questionable)

Mavericks vs Cavaliers → Mavericks schedule → Probable starters →

Injury update

13 Nov.: La participación de Christie en el partido del sábado contra los Cavaliers es dudosa debido a un esguince en el tobillo izquierdo.

On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard Starter

Positions he can play: Shooting Guard / Small Forward

See the full Mavericks depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
18.4
Starts
7

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard76 %
  • Small Forward23 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 18.4 5.3 2.9 1.2 0.5 0.3 33.3 27.3 100.0 44.8 15.6
2025-26 77 29.1 12.3 3.2 2.0 0.6 0.4 44.1 40.4 89.9 60.1 16.2

Game log

In his last 5 games: 1.6 pts, 1.8 reb and 0.2 ast in 8.9 min (3.7 pts below his season average, 5.3)

Best games of the season: 16 pts @ Pacers (Oct 23) · 5 reb vs Thunder (Oct 28) · 4 ast @ Pacers (Oct 23)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 @
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves
L 94-133 6:43 3 2 0 1-2 1-2 0-0 -2
Nov 9 vs
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
W 125-122 4:50 0 2 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 +7
Nov 8 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 130-93 16:41 5 2 0 2-6 1-4 0-0 +21
Nov 6 vs
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 112-100 8:34 0 1 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 -9
Nov 2 vs
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
L 100-115 7:40 0 2 0 0-5 0-5 0-0 +6
Oct 30 vs
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
W 116-111 18:22 2 1 0 1-4 0-2 0-0 -3
Oct 28 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 120-96 21:48 11 5 2 3-8 3-7 2-2 +14
Oct 26 @
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
W 113-109 25:45 11 5 3 3-6 3-6 2-2 +4
Oct 24 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 106-122 25:44 5 5 1 2-9 1-5 0-0 -22
Oct 23 @
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
W 121-105 37:52 16 4 4 7-14 2-5 0-0 -2

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
380
Pts/100 poss.
14.0
FG%
31%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Fred VanVleet 28 2 1/2
Tyrese Haliburton 25 7 3/6
Jabari Smith Jr. 24 0 0/2
Andrew Nembhard 18 2 1/2
Devin Vassell 16 0 0/1

Who guards him

Possessions
383
Pts/100 poss.
22.7
FG%
44%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Jabari Smith Jr. 31 13 6/7
Tyrese Haliburton 18 4 1/2
Devin Vassell 17 2 1/2
Fred VanVleet 15 4 1/4
Kelly Oubre Jr. 12 0 0/2