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SAN ANTONIO — The Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs are set to go head-to-head on Monday night. Before the game, Mavs head coach Jason Kidd explained what makes future Hall of Famer and Spurs veteran point guard Chris Paul such a difficult player to matchup against. “He competes, he’s always going to be around […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and the Dallas Mavericks will face off on Tuesday night in one of the most highly-anticipated games of the NBA season. Of course, this will be the first game between the two teams since the blockbuster Anthony Davis-Luka Doncic trade before the deadline. Ahead of the big game, the Lakers made […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were involved in one of the biggest trades in NBA history ahead of the trade deadline as they acquired Luka Doncic from the Dallas Mavericks. Doncic is now paired up with LeBron James on the Lakers, and the duo is looking good so far. It will take time for Doncic to […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night, winning by a final score of 111-103. Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington led the Mavs, while Max Christie enjoyed another strong performance. However, Irving admitted that he was “pissed” at Christie before the game. “Max beat me (to the arena) today… I […]

Although much of the attention on the Dallas Mavericks in the wake of the Luka Doncic trade has been negative, Max Christie has proven to be a valuable addition to the team — so much so that there has been speculation he would supplant Klay Thompson in the starting lineup. In an increased role since […]

Max Christie is out-performing Luka Doncic since the Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers trade that shocked the entire sports world. It doesn’t seem real, but it is true. There is a catch, though. Christie has been impressive in his six games played with the Mavs up to this point. In fact, he is probably the only […]

Max Christie started his career with the Dallas Mavericks in a way that not even Luka Doncic accomplished. Since the Mavericks acquired him from the Los Angeles Lakers before the NBA trade deadline, Christie has been on a scoring tear for his new team. After his first five games, he scored 15 or more points […]

While Max Christie has become a key asset for the Dallas Mavericks, Klay Thompson admitted he did not know much about him beforehand. In fact, Thompson sheepishly admitted he previously believed his new teammate was the son of Sacramento Kings interim head coach Doug Christie. The Mavericks narrowly lost to the Kings in overtime on […]

DALLAS — The Anthony Davis-Luka Doncic trade stole headlines before the NBA trade deadline. Although Doncic and Davis received most of the attention from the deal, there were other players included in the Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers trade. Max Christie was also traded to Dallas as part of the deal, and he revealed his thoughts […]

The primary storyline in the NBA over the past few days has been the shocking Dallas Mavericks-Los Angeles Lakers Luka Doncic-Anthony Davis trade. Of course, Doncic and Davis have received the most attention from that specific deal. The Mavericks played the Philadelphia 76ers and the Lakers played the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday night, however, […]

Anthony Davis is not playing on Tuesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers. So when will the former Los Angeles Lakers star make his Dallas Mavericks debut? Davis is preparing to join the Mavs after getting traded in the Luka Doncic deal. Mavs fans are upset about the team’s decision to move on from Luka, but […]

The Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers will go head-to-head on Tuesday night. Dallas, of course, recently acquired Anthony Davis and Max Christie in a trade that included Luka Doncic heading to the Los Angeles Lakers. So are Davis and Christie playing tonight vs. the 76ers? Christie is listed as available, according to the NBA injury […]

The shock of the trade that went down last Saturday involving the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers has yet to wear off. It’s going to linger for a very long time, with former Dallas franchise player Luka Doncic now with the Lakers, who sent Anthony Davis, Max Christie and a future pick to […]

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off a shocking trade on Saturday, sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for big man Anthony Davis. The veteran will now become the team’s new franchise star and could potentially make his debut as soon as Tuesday. The Mavericks have listed AD and Max Christie as questionable to play […]

LOS ANGELES – Since Max Christie was moved into the Los Angeles Lakers’ starting lineup, he’s drawn some of the toughest defensive assignments in the league. Last month, he found himself matched up against Ja Morant, Trae Young, Cade Cunningham and ultimately Stephen Curry. Albeit the tough matchups, he’s proven himself as one of the […]

LOS ANGELES – Coming into the Los Angeles Lakers’ Christmas Day clash against the Golden State Warriors, Max Christie knows that the task of chasing Stephen Curry around for 48 minutes will likely fall on him. It’s not like he isn’t used that type of challenge though. Within the past month alone, Christie has drawn […]

LOS ANGELES – The Los Angeles Lakers have won four of their last five games, which coincides with when Max Christie became part of the starting lineup. Since then, Christie has contributed with all-around play, especially on the defensive end. Now in his third season with the Lakers, Max Christie attributes his development this year […]

The Los Angeles Lakers extended their win streak to two games with a commanding 113-100 victory over the Sacramento Kings on Thursday night. Opening their road trip series with a strong defensive effort, the Lakers improved to 15-12 on the season and 2-0 in their season series against the Kings. Head coach JJ Redick called […]

LOS ANGELES – Coming into the 2024-25 season, Los Angeles Lakers guard Max Christie was perhaps the main player on the roster that could be expected to take a big leap. The No. 35 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, Christie showed flashes across two uneven seasons, but was essentially given a fresh slate […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have started the 2024-25 season at 11-7 and have looked inconsistent during the early-goings of the regular season. A big part of the Lakers’ inconsistency has been a couple of early disappointments on the roster, particularly from the bench. It would be easy to say that Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt […]

Lakers head coach JJ Redick took a moment to credit an unsung hero on the roster after the win over the Spurs. While LeBron James will get most of the headlines for his historic performance, the Lakers got a lot of help off the bench in their first In-Season Tournament game. With this in mind, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers won two much-needed games against the Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors to put them back two games over .500, after a disastrous 1-4 road trip. What changed in the wins? First, rookie Lakers coach JJ Redick benched D’Angelo Russell in the Memphis game and inserted Cam Reddish in the starting lineup, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming into the 2024-25 NBA season as the only team in the league who did not make any free agent signings in the offseason. That means that they’re going to be looking for breakout seasons from key players. One player in particular that the Lakers should expect a big season […]

LAS VEGAS, NV — As Cam Christie began to slide down in the 30’s range of the 2024 NBA Draft, hope began to build within the LA Clippers organization. There was some buzz around Christie, who is the brother of Los Angeles Lakers guard Max Christie, going somewhere in the later half of the first […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been very quiet in regards to upgrading their roster. It’s a bit ironic considering how loud the moves the Lakers have made elsewhere have been. They hired JJ Redick as their head coach and drafted both Dalton Knecht and Bronny James during the 2024 NBA Draft. Los Angeles also agreed […]

The Los Angeles Lakers entered NBA free agency with not much to spend in terms of cap space and looking to build a championship contending roster. Barring an unforeseen major move, most of the Lakers offseason moves will most likely be internal. To that end, the Lakers came to an agreement to re-sign Max Christie […]

On Thursday morning, a bombshell report came out that the Los Angeles Lakers are pulling out all the stops in their pursuit of UConn’s Dan Hurley to be the franchise’s next head coach. Hurley has been wildly successful in his six-year stint thus far in UConn; the Huskies have won the last two national championships […]

The Atlanta Hawks have had some offseason luck, as they jumped in the lottery to land the top pick. With that happening, the Hawks could be one of the most active teams in free agency. Atlanta had already been in trade rumors with their star guards, Trae Young and Dejounte Murray, prior to landing the […]

Max Christie’s lack of opportunity during the NBA Playoffs carried over into his exit interview. The sophomore’s end-of-season press conference — conducted after the Los Angeles Lakers were eliminated by the Denver Nuggets — was cut short after 41 seconds because LeBron James was ready to take the podium. Christie, who played zero minutes in […]

Los Angeles Lakers head coach Darvin Ham is in a tricky spot with Spencer Dinwiddie. Ham needs the veteran guard to acclimate into the Lakers’ system as the Lakers navigate a high-stakes homestretch. So far, Dinwiddie — signed off the buyout market on Feb. 10 — has (understandably) struggled to produce. In five games with […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are still searching for stability. LeBron James is subtweeting after blowout losses. Christian Wood is posting cryptic messages shortly after starting lineups are announced. Proven successful groupings are going untested. None of the players seem happy about the combination of lineups being deployed by Ham. Meanwhile, the Lakers are 24-25, coming […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have been plagued with injury woes to start 2024; the Purple and Gold entered their Wednesday night clash against the Miami Heat without D’Angelo Russell, Rui Hachimura, and Gabe Vincent. This has necessitated an emergence from one of their more unheralded players to provide LeBron James and Anthony Davis with some […]

The Los Angeles Lakers (9-7) banded together and overcame a host of injuries, turnovers, and missed LeBron James shots to fend off the Cleveland Cavaliers, 121-115, in the opening stop of their four-game road trip on Saturday at RocketMortgage FieldHouse. Seven players hit double-figures, led by a destructive Anthony Davis (32 points, 13 rebounds), as […]

Cam Reddish has been among the pleasant surprises of the season’s early going. After signing with the Los Angeles Lakers for a two-year, minimum deal at the start of free agency, the former lottery pick has emerged as a defensive ace and ever-reliable three-point shooter while forcing his way into Darvin Ham’s starting lineup. Reddish’s […]

The 2023-24 Los Angeles Lakers — sans LeBron James and Austin Reaves — began their quest for the franchise’s 18th banner against the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center on Saturday night. Golden State won, 125-108. “Overall, I’m pleased,” said Darvin Ham. “Definitely got some things we need to clean up a little bit, […]

Two of the Los Angeles Lakers’ youngest players, Max Christie and Jalen Hood-Schifino, have earned plaudits in the first week of training camp. D’Angelo Russell and Austin Reaves shouted out Hood-Schifino on Tuesday. Darvin Ham called him the “MVP” of the Day 1 scrimmages. Anthony Davis joined the chorus. Austin Reaves won’t play in the […]

On the third day of Los Angeles Lakers training camp, LeBron James fielded questions for the first time since Media Day (though he was the talk of camp on Wednesday). The Lakers conducted a “basketball reflex” practice, deemed head coach Darvin Ham — a toned-down, non-contact session after two days of competitive scrimmaging. (Consequently, practice […]

The Los Angeles Lakers did not fare too well in the NBA Summer League. They did go 3-2, but LA did not exactly send shockwaves throughout the NBA with their overly impressive performances in the summer tournament. What this stint did for them, however, is that it allowed them to have a look at their […]

The Los Angeles Lakers wrapped up their stint at the NBA 2K24 Summer League with a deeply entertaining 104-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night. The Summer League Lakers, led by Max Christie and head coach JD Dubois, went 0-2 in the California Classic in Sacramento but then won three out of […]