Former Michigan State basketball G Max Christie is impressing with the Dallas Mavericks, and Klay Thompson has taken notice.

Klay Thompson admits be falsely believed his new Mavericks teammate, Max Christie, was related to Kings coach Doug Christie

Here are five things to know about the newest Dallas Maverick: Name: Cormac Karl “Max” Christie Jr. Christie was a highly touted recruit coming out of Rolling Meadows High School outside of Chicago, Illinois. He was a consensus 5-star recruit and ranked 18th overall by ESPN in the 2021 class.

With the inevitable player movement involved in the NBA's trade deadline, certain players meet new teammates they otherwise perhaps would have never created relationships with. And they learn things they never knew,