<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-la-max-christie-injury-update-2023-nba-summer-league');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers get Max Christie injury update amid Summer League breakout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/max-christie-lakers.jpeg"></figure><h1>Lakers get Max Christie injury update amid Summer League breakout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-13T14:19:20-07:00">July 13th, 2:19pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-13T14:19:20-07:00">July 13th, 2:19pm</time><address><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/author/michaelc/">Michael Corvo</a>Los Angeles Lakers beat reporter. Follow me at @michaelcorvoNBA on Twitter, IG, TikTok for daily Lakers news, notes, and analysis. I also write things about golf.NYC/USC/LA. Aspiring Shane Falco.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers wing Max Christie’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-lakers-news-and-notes-2023-nba-summer-league" rel="noopener">breakout run</a> at NBA Summer League is likely over.</p><p>On Thursday, the team <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1679588992113852416" rel="noopener">announced</a> that Christie suffered a right hip strain and is listed as day-to-day. The Lakers’ final Summer League game is on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies.</p><p>Christie has spent the last week in Las Vegas <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-max-christie-reveals-nba-summer-league-goal">stating his goal</a> to make Darvin Ham’s rotation on opening night. On the court, he did as much as he could to make the case. Including the California Classic in Sacramento, Christie averaged 19.8 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 3.8 assists across five summer games. He shot 49.2% from the field, 55.0% from 3, and 96.8% from the free-throw line. He showed off seasoned chops as a three-level scorer and playmaker. His bulked-up physique — he’s added nearly 20 pounds of muscle since being drafted last year — is apparent.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Christie reaffirms his goal for Summer League and beyond: “Just to be in that rotation and impact winning however I can. Whatever the (Lakers) organization needs me to do, I’m willing to do it.” <a href="https://t.co/L2ISrubagl">pic.twitter.com/L2ISrubagl</a></p><p>— Michael Corvo (@michaelcorvoNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1679356356183363584?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Christie already played more Summer League games than I was personally expecting, and there’s no reason for the Lakers to push him through a minor injury for one final contest. If Wednesday’s loss to the Boston Celtics was the final Summer League game Christie ever plays, he went out on a high note: 24 points (7-for-14 shooting), 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 1 block (he did lament his 5 turnovers in his postgame remarks).</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Christie up to 21 points for the Lakers early in the 4h quarter 💦</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@michaelcorvoNBA</a>) <a href="https://t.co/69el49NaX7">pic.twitter.com/69el49NaX7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1679337974620880896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 13, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>(He began his Vegas stint with the best dunk of his pro career. Not bad!)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jarred Vanderbilt walked out just before a Max Christie’s poster dunk, so he watched the replay in the back 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomerAzarly</a>) <a href="https://t.co/B69OMtnRZ2">pic.twitter.com/B69OMtnRZ2</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1677532951842627586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p> </p><p>Even as a raw rookie, Christie shot 41% from 3 and impressed Ham with his unwavering poise and 3-and-D potential during his couple of stints in the rotation. Expect Max to be the Lakers’ backup shooting guard behind Austin Reaves when the 2023-24 season tips off.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers get Max Christie injury update amid Summer League breakout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-max-christie-perfect-reaction-lebron-james-year-21');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers’ Max Christie’s perfect reaction to LeBron James running it back for Year 21');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-13-at-11.44.29-AM.png"></figure><h1>Lakers’ Max Christie’s perfect reaction to LeBron James running it back for Year 21</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-13T12:47:42-07:00">July 13th, 12:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-13T12:48:29-07:00">July 13th, 12:48pm</time><address><a>Eva Geitheim</a>Eva started as an Associate Editor for Clutch Points in 2023 after recently graduating from UCLA. She has previously written for Lineups.com and is a big fan of all Bay Area sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers second-year player Max Christie had a great reaction to LeBron James returning for his 21st season.</p><p>At a press conference following a Summer League game, <a href="https://twitter.com/michaelcorvoNBA/status/1679353430610157569" rel="noopener">Christie said</a>, “I’m not surprised… That dude is a superhuman. I’m excited to play with him again for another year,” per Michael Corvo of ClutchPoints.</p><p>Playing alongside a legend of the game in LeBron James is only a positive for Christie. Christie added that LeBron plays “Hopefully as many years as he possibly can.”</p><p>The Lakers drafted Max Christie in the second round of the 2022 NBA draft after he played one season at Michigan State. In his rookie season with the Lakers, Christie was a role player for the team, playing in 41 regular season games and nine postseason games while averaging 12.5 minutes in his regular-season appearances.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lebron-james-los-angeles-lakers-21st-nba-season-espys" rel="noopener">LeBron James ended speculation</a> about his possible retirement at the 2023 ESPY Awards Wednesday during his speech when he accepted the award for Best Record Breaking Performance for surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jaabar as the NBA’s all time leading scorer.</p><p>During his speech, LeBron said, “The day I can’t give everything on the floor is the day I’ll be done. Lucky for you guys, that day is not today,” per Dave McMenamin of ESPN.</p><p>LeBron also spoke about how he still very much loves the game of basketball, and coaching his sons only <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-take-on-potential-nba-team-up-with-bronny-bryce" rel="noopener">reinforces his passion</a> for the game. “You know what brings me back every year? It’s watching and coaching my boys and their teammates. I see those kids, and it brings me right back to why I play. Those kids get me back to where I need to be, just the pure love of his beautiful game.”</p><p>With Bronny set to enter USC for his freshman year right near LeBron and the Lakers, it’s safe to say for Christie and LeBron fans that he isn’t leaving the game any time soon.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Max Christie’s perfect reaction to LeBron James running it back for Year 21

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-max-christie-reveals-nba-summer-league-goal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Christie reveals NBA Summer League goal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Christie.jpg"></figure><h1>Max Christie reveals NBA Summer League goal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-12T18:56:53-07:00">July 12th, 6:56pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-12T18:56:53-07:00">July 12th, 6:56pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David is in his first season as an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is based in Los Angeles and currently covers basketball at every level from NBA/WNBA to men/women college and boys/girls high school.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers had <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-2023-nba-free-agency-grades-every-signing" rel="noopener">a strong</a> NBA free agency period this offseason. For the most part, they opted to run it back with a few key free agent additions. They re-signed Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell and Rui Hachimura while adding impact players in Gabe Vincent, Taurean Prince and Jaxon Hayes. But in order for the Lakers to continue to build on their Western Conference Finals appearance last season, they’re going to look to internal development as well. One of those players they’ll hope can take another step forward is second-year wing Max Christie. Max Christie has been one of the Lakers top NBA Summer League standouts and <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1679228472416256001?s=20" rel="noopener">he revealed</a> via Jovan Buha of The Athletic that he wants to finish out summer league strong.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"I just want to play as hard as I can and make the best impression that I can… I can’t say that I think I’m a (Lakers) rotation player after a few games because it’s Summer League. I still have a lot to prove.”</p><p>—Max Christie </p><p>(<a href="https://twitter.com/jovanbuha?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@jovanbuha</a>, <a href="https://t.co/DKLgfSKIrq">https://t.co/DKLgfSKIrq</a>) <a href="https://t.co/uNzmT3Jmor">pic.twitter.com/uNzmT3Jmor</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1679228472416256001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 12, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Through the first two games of the Las Vegas NBA Summer League, Max Christie averaged 16.5 points per game on 42.9 percent shooting from the field and 57.1 percent shooting from the three-point line. He also averaged 5.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists. Christie was not a regular in the Lakers rotation last season and he spent most of his game action with their G League affiliate the South Bay Lakers.</p><p>Christie did see playing time though in 47 games including three starts during the regular season. He averaged 3.1 points, 1.8 rebounds and 0.5 assists with splits of 41.5 percent shooting from the field, 41.9 percent shooting from the three-point line and 87.5 percent shooting from the free-throw line. If he continues his upward trajectory and can carry over his summer league performance to the regular season, he could be another gem found by the Lakers scouting department.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Christie reveals NBA Summer League goal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-darvin-ham-max-christie-summer-league-breakout');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers coach Darvin Ham drops encouraging take on Max Christie amid Summer League breakout');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screen-Shot-2023-07-12-at-12.57.03-PM.png"></figure><h1>Lakers coach Darvin Ham drops encouraging take on Max Christie amid Summer League breakout</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-12T09:58:11-07:00">July 12th, 9:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-12T10:02:00-07:00">July 12th, 10:02am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA Summer League gives teams a chance to evaluate their newest talent and develop other young players that have been with the franchise for a bit. The Los Angeles Lakers, who are off to a 2-0 start in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-2023-free-agency-lakers-christian-wood-summer-league" rel="noopener">this year’s summer league,</a> are impressed with the emergence of several of their participants, including <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-max-christies-comical-austin-reaves-reaction-summer-league-mvp-chants" rel="noopener">second-year pro Max Christie.</a></p><p>Lakers head coach Darvin Ham said on the <i>#thisleague UNCUT </i>podcast that LA is <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thisleague-uncut-darvin-ham-part-1/id1668189953?i=1000620832976" rel="noopener">encouraged by the improvements</a> it’s seen from Christie and other young players.</p><p>“It’s been beautiful to watch. And one of our young kids, we’re really, really excited about, Max Christie going into his second year in the league. I told him he needs to step up and show his leadership abilities, and he’s done that,” Ham said. “We have some really good players under our umbrella that people are getting a chance to see, and they’re playing the right way.”</p><p>Christie was an early second-round pick by the Lakers in the 2022 draft after one season in college at Michigan State. The guard got a decent run with the Lakers as a rookie, averaging 12.5 minutes per game in 41 appearances and three starts, but he played in just four games after the All-Star break and saw sporadic minutes in the playoffs.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-lakers-news-and-notes-2023-nba-summer-league" rel="noopener">The Lakers haven’t been shy</a> to use any and all of the players at their disposal, regardless of draft status or experience. Last season saw the emergence of undrafted guard Austin Reaves who turned into a starter for LA. The Lakers rewarded him with a four-year. $53.8 million contract. Max Christie may not be on his way to that sort of money, but the Lakers are hopeful he can turn into a reliable impact player.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers coach Darvin Ham drops encouraging take on Max Christie amid Summer League breakout

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-max-christies-comical-austin-reaves-reaction-summer-league-mvp-chants');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Christie’s comical 4-word Austin Reaves reaction to Summer League MVP chants');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Lakers-news-Max-Christie_s-comical-4-word-Austin-Reaves-reaction-to-Summer-League-MVP-chants.jpeg"></figure><h1>Max Christie’s comical 4-word Austin Reaves reaction to Summer League MVP chants</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-08T08:42:54-07:00">July 8th, 8:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-08T08:42:54-07:00">July 8th, 8:42am</time><address><a>Jesse Cinquini</a>23-year-old aspiring sports journalist. Associate NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Staff Writer at SB Nation's CelticsBlog and The Knicks Wall.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-summer-league-3-reactions-from-loss-to-lakers-in-las-vegas-opener" rel="noopener">Las Vegas Summer League</a> game on Friday night by a final score of 103-96. The Lakers wouldn’t have come out on top against the Warriors if it weren’t for a fantastic <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-max-christie-bonkers-wembanyama-less-spurs" rel="noopener">all-around performance</a> from guard Max Christie. In 31 minutes of playing time, Christie stuffed the stat sheet for the Lakers, as he scored 22 points — on 6-for-11 shooting from the field and 3-for-5 from behind the three-point arc — pulled down seven rebounds, dished out two assists, and blocked two shots.</p><p>Christie played so well on Friday that he received MVP chants during the second quarter of the game. And after the game, Christie spoke to the media and gave a comical <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1677568227118051328?s=20" rel="noopener">four-word Austin Reaves reaction</a> to the Summer League MVP chants, per a tweet from ClutchPoints’ official Twitter account:</p><p>“I felt like Austin [Reaves].”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Reporter: “You got some MVP chants at the free throw line. How’d that feel?”</p><p>Max Christie: “I felt like Austin [Reaves].” 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/TomerAzarly?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TomerAzarly</a>) <a href="https://t.co/myvuf3k4d7">pic.twitter.com/myvuf3k4d7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1677568227118051328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 8, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Max Christie, 20, has played one year in the NBA for the storied Los Angeles Lakers franchise. He averaged 3.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.2 steals, 0.2 blocks, 0.3 turnovers, and 0.8 personal fouls per game across 41 appearances this season (three starts).</p><p>The former Michigan State star shot the ball with impressive accuracy from behind the three-point arc in the 2022-23 campaign — Christie converted 41.9% of his three-point attempts as a rookie.</p><p>If Christie can continue to play at this level in the Summer League, he may very well earn himself a spot in the Los Angeles Lakers rotation next season. Here’s to hoping that Christie can lead the Lakers to a Summer League title this summer.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Christie’s comical 4-word Austin Reaves reaction to Summer League MVP chants

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-max-christie-bonkers-wembanyama-less-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Max Christie has Lakers fans going bonkers after game vs. Spurs sans Victor Wembanyama');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Max-Christie.png"></figure><h1>Max Christie has Lakers fans going bonkers after game vs. Spurs sans Victor Wembanyama</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-07-05T19:23:29-07:00">July 5th, 7:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-07-06T06:59:07-07:00">July 6th, 6:59am</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers are seen by most as having one of the most over-the-hill rosters in the entire NBA. Former Michigan State star Max Christie is on the rise, however — much to the delight of the team’s fans.</p><p>On Tuesday, Christie’s Summer League performance against the Victor Wembanyama-less Spurs had NBA Twitter going bananas. On a day that Shaquille O’Neal’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-shaq-reacts-jeanie-buss-savagely-leaving-him-out-top-5-list" rel="noopener">response to Jeanne Buss’s savage omission</a> on the all-time Lakers list went viral, fans seemed relieved to talk about the present day’s action.</p><p>The Lakers are currently eyeing <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-free-agency-best-players-available-sign-los-angeles" rel="noopener">several intriguing free agent possibilities</a>, but Christie’s stellar play is forcing the team’s brass to stand up and take notice.</p><p>Christie, a 2022 second round pick, put up a <a href="https://www.nba.com/game/sas-vs-lal-1322300005/box-score" rel="noopener">25-point, four-assist</a> and four-rebound stat line as part of a highly efficient performance. He shot 7-for-13 from the field, making four out of five three-pointers against the Victor Wembanyama-less San Antonio Spurs.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Max Christie with 25/4/4 on 75% TS in his 2nd game of Summer League <a href="https://t.co/AoNJILXHaN">pic.twitter.com/AoNJILXHaN</a></p><p>— Teg🚨 (@IQfor3) <a href="https://twitter.com/IQfor3/status/1676771231104679937?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He’s tough,” one fan said in response to the noticeably thicker and more confident sophomore guard/forward.</p><p>“Defined build, smooth release, decent off the dribble, he’s pretty good,” another fan said. “Lakers scouting insane,” another commenter said.</p><p>Christie is 6-foot-5 and 190 pounds. His outside shooting has been a strength to his game since his days in East Lansing, Michigan under Head Coach Tom Izzo. If Christie can continue his torrid pace for the rest of Summer League play, it will strengthen his chance at playing time in 2023 on a Lakers team in need of additional outside shooting.</p><p>He averaged <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/max-christie-1.html" rel="noopener">just 9.3 points in 35 games</a> during his lone season with the Spartans, but flashed the talent seen on display in the Lakers’ 109-99 loss Monday.</p><p>Some Lakers fans went a little overboard during the loss over Christie’s performance. It was all part of the day’s fun.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme"> <a href="https://t.co/ijPeyQZaee">pic.twitter.com/ijPeyQZaee</a></p><p>— ٰ (@CookedByGuWop) <a href="https://twitter.com/CookedByGuWop/status/1676775235096281088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 6, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Max Christie has Lakers fans going bonkers after game vs. Spurs sans Victor Wembanyama

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers rookie Max Christie sounds off after sour showing at NBA Summer League');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Lakers-news-LA-rookie-Max-Christie-sounds-off-after-sour-showing-at-NBA-Summer-League.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers rookie Max Christie sounds off after sour showing at NBA Summer League</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-24T20:30:37-07:00">July 24th, 8:30pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-24T20:31:15-07:00">July 24th, 8:31pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-l-a-selects-max-christie-with-no-35-pick-acquired-in-trade-with-magic/" rel="noopener">rookie</a> Max Christie knows exactly what he needs to work on in his first season in Purple and Gold: shooting.</p><p>Christie <a href="https://msuspartans.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/max-christie/11554" rel="noopener">was a good shooter back in high school</a>, but that skill hasn’t really translated at the higher level. That much is clear after he shot 20 percent from 3-point territory during the California Classic and Las Vegas Summer League. The 19-year-old guard attempted a little over three triples per game, but he just can’t seem to make his shot.</p><p>For what it’s worth, it’s the same story for him in college, as he shot <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/max-christie-1.html" rel="noopener">31.7 percent from beyond the arc</a> in his lone season at Michigan State.</p><blockquote>“The one thing that’s obviously sticking out is I’m just not making 3-pointers or jump shots right now,” Christie said of his shooting struggles, per <a href="https://theathletic.com/3414219/2022/07/22/max-christie-lakers/" rel="noopener">The Athletic</a>.</blockquote><p>Despite his shooting woes, though, Max Christie is not losing confidence about his ability to address it. In fact, he went as far to saying that he is a good 3-point shooter despite what the numbers say.</p><blockquote>“I’m just not really worried about it. I know I’m a good 3-point shooter. I think that’ll come with time. That’s probably my biggest strength. It’s just not happening right now,” the Lakers rookie added.</blockquote><p>When asked about what he thinks contributes to his struggles, Christie expressed belief that it’s pretty much mental for him. He admitted that he was trying too hard and focusing to much on making the shot instead of letting it go naturally.</p><p>Hopefully Christie can find his old shooting touch that made him a highly rated prospect. The Lakers could really use help in that department as well, so that could be a calling card for him to get more playing time when the season starts.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers rookie Max Christie sounds off after sour showing at NBA Summer League

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'LeBron James, Lakers make decision on lone 2022 NBA Draft pick, Max Christie');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/lakers-3.jpg"></figure><h1>LeBron James, Lakers make decision on lone 2022 NBA Draft pick, Max Christie</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-07-08T18:05:10-07:00">July 8th, 6:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-07-08T22:30:01-07:00">July 8th, 10:30pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a>A father of two over-energetic boys, Pao has been a writer for ClutchPoints for many years. His passion lies in all things NBA and he has a knack for speaking his mind in his articles -- even when at times it gets him into trouble with the fans. Controversial? Maybe. Excellent writer? Definitely.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Los Angeles Lakers have made a decision on the future of their lone pick from the 2022 NBA Draft. LA selected Max Christie out of Michigan State as the No. 35 overall pick, and it is clear that they want to keep him for the foreseeable future.</p><p>In a press release published on Friday, the Lakers announced that they have officially signed Christie to a contract (h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanWardLA/status/1545564147043033088?s=20&amp;t=nADb0waDe5PaP-7Wd7bKnA">Ryan Ward</a> of Lakers Nation):</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Lakers officially sign rookie Max Christie: <a href="https://t.co/FGpAUg1eVA" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/FGpAUg1eVA</a></p><p>— Ryan Ward (@RyanWardLA) <a href="https://twitter.com/RyanWardLA/status/1545564147043033088?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 9, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>As the release states, however, the details of Christie’s contract were not revealed. Nevertheless, it looks like this development will lead to the 19-year-old getting his chance with LeBron James and the Lakers this coming season.</p><p>On their official Twitter account, the Lakers also posted a photo of Christie with general manager Rob Pelinka during his contract signing:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Contract inked. Welcome to the league, Rook ♜ <a href="https://t.co/Ghng9PRPhL" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Ghng9PRPhL</a></p><p>— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lakers/status/1545564311778516992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">July 9, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>You have to note that the Lakers did not actually have a pick in the draft. They had to make a trade to acquire the No. 35 pick, which could be an indication of how they’ve had their eye on Christie for some time now.</p><p>Christie, a 6-foot-6 guard, played just one season with Michigan State last year before entering the NBA Draft. As a freshman, he averaged <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/max-christie-1.html">9.3 points</a>, 3.5 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.1 triples in 30.8 minutes per game. He’s no star, but there’s also no denying that Christie has a lot of untapped potential in him.</p><p>Lakers icon Magic Johnson previously shared how <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-magic-johnson-is-jumping-on-the-max-christie-hype-train/">excited</a> he is with LA’s decision to select Christie. The Max Christie hype train is picking up steam and Lakers Nation is pretty giddy about this young man.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
6.6	2.3	1.1	0.4	0.9

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