Dallas Mavericks Guard Max Christie prepared for the opportunity after trading from the Lakers

While Max Christie stood quiet at the opposite end of the Los Angeles Lakers cloakroom after a recent victory, Lebron James offered respect for his then team, who won the option to the initial composition.

“He is getting better,” said James about Christie after winning Lakers 111-88 over Washington Wizards in Los Angeles on January 21. “This is what this league is about. First, you have the opportunity. You get confidence from your trainers and then put on work. Whoever is on the floor for us at the time of the game, we trust them in the game. He is still getting better. He is still young. Super young. “

And now 21-year-old Christie with a toddler’s faces has a probability to be higher as a brand new member of Dallas Mavericks.

Mavericks shocked the sports world, exchanging Storerz Superstar Doncica from Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. Mavericks also handed over the center of Maxi Kleber and striker Markff Morris Lakers on the 10-fold NBA striker ALL-STAR Anthony Davis, the first round in 2029 and Christie. While Davis was a header’s overcoming Mavericks, the president of the Nico Harrison team can be excited so as to add Christie, a young, sports guard 6 feet and 6 feet, which may shoot and defend.

“Max Christie was a lakes starting shooting,” said Harrison and Scape. “He didn’t miss any games. Firefighter all the best 2-guide in the league. Is durable. He gets a lot of balls. His shot is really cool. He is elastic. We are excited about it. It will help us. “

Christie is predicted to go away the bench for Dallas behind the veteran shooting Klay Thompson, a five -time NBA star. However, with the Lakers Christie began from mid -December after two seasons primarily as a reserve. As a starter in 25 matches for Lakers, Christie reached a mean of 9.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 1.5 3-point points made for a match in 28.4 minutes per match this season.

While the fundamental coach of the first yr Lakers JJ Redick didn’t know Christie when he was employed, the latter finally deserved the trust of his coach after the flawless starting of the season. Redick said that Christie was in a “difficult place” as a result of the lack of experience and the challenge related to the pressure of being on the lakeers. But Christie’s star game finally landed at the stake.

“He trusts who he is as a player,” Redick said about Christie. “I trust who he can be and who he is now as a player.”

Christie said: “My confidence is certainly just being in such situations. Getting trust from coaches and team members definitely meant a lot to me. I felt really good. I felt that I was playing my career’s best basketball so far. I am looking forward to continuing it here. “

The former Michigan State Guard was taken with the thirty fifth general selection in the second round of NBA Draft 2022. Christie initially left the bench during the first two seasons in the NBA. He entered his third season, descending from the bench for the Lakers, but as an alternative of being frustrated, Christie worked on her game, became much stronger because of the gym’s indication and the conditioning of Lakers Randy Flores and used the positive mentality to develop the ranks. Christie also rigorously watched James, Davis and a former teammate of the Lakers Russell Westbrook team worked and prepared for matches.

“The perspective is everything, especially for players who were in my position in which you want to play, you feel that you should play, put all work (but) it does not come immediately,” said Christie. “But for me my perspective was (watching) guys we’ve got in the locker room and the opportunity to check them, learn, after which knowing that the opportunity will finally come. It’s a protracted season …

“And for me, when this opportunity came, I was always prepared only because I did not give up when I felt that I did not have time to play. I stopped at the gym. I stopped in the gym from Randy. I watched the movie. I asked questions. So I felt like I had all the answers to the game. For me it was only confidence, knowing that I did everything in my power to prepare for a moment and the opportunity. “

Another key for Christie as a NBA player is the development of his mental force.

Christie said he was talking to advisers and therapists since his debut season with the Lakers. Mother Christie, Katrina Christie, is an expert psychologist specializing in mental health. Max Christie said he was a “supporter of the meaning of a part of the game of the game.” According to the mass hospital of Brigham McLean, only 25% of African Americans are looking for mental health treatment.

“I have been talking to them for three years,” Christie said about listening to therapists. “And then my mother can be a therapist. So having someone like that’s phenomenal for me all the time. And they put many intelligent things for me to have the opportunity to grasp when things don’t go towards me, with the ability to have a unique perspective, with the ability to start a full picture.

“I was blessed with the ability to see in this lens. It helped me a lot. “

Christie scored 15 points during the last match with the Lakers-West 128-112 over New York Knicks on February 1. About an hour after the match he learned about trade from Dallas, which was a “great shock to everyone.” Christie could have many competitions for the time of the Dallas game, because the list features a talented group of guards and small attackers in Thompson, eight times NBA stars Kyrie Irving, Caleb Martin, Spencer Dinwiddie, Jaden Hardy and Dante Exum.

“This is a great shock for anyone who has such a passage so quickly,” Christie said when shooting at Mavericks in Philadelphia on Tuesday morning. “I still process many things and still try to raise my feet under me. I was just shooting to meet my teammates and get to know the new system. I feel a little more comfortable now, but it was a vortex for everyone. I can’t wait for a new passage. “

Christie was in a jealous a part of the NBA world as an initial guard in Lakers twiddling with James. His brother, Cam, is a debutant from Los Angeles Clippers and often participated in games. Their parents live in Los Angeles and often take part in each of their games.

Now Max Christie starts from scratch from Dallas on the pitch and out of doors. He recognized his presence in his first match, scoring 15 points, scoring 4 out of 4 after 3-point rehearsals, and in addition added nine rebounds, three assists and one theft in 32 minutes of defeat of the road 118-116 with Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

“Many emotions,” Christie later told journalists. “Of course, I still learn some sets and only the personality of the band. But I had a good time, even though we didn’t win. It was good to go back to the floor and publish the first game. “