Christie was moved from the Lakers to the Mavericks as part of the Luka Doncic deal mid-way through the 2024-25 season. Following a strong start to his career in Dallas, Christie's production subsided down the stretch. Across 27 games over the final two months of the season, he averaged 10.1 points to go with 4.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 1.6 three-pointers in 29.8 minutes per contest. While the Mavericks would love for Christie to work towards being the replacement for Klay Thompson, it remains to be seen whether he will get there. Other than Kyrie Irving, who is set to miss at least the first two months of the season, Dallas will roll out a relatively healthy lineup on opening night. The addition of D'Angelo Russell only complicates matters further, meaning Christie could very well end up being nothing more than a 22-minute per-night player.