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[BLNINJA #81]

Veteran Christie weighing future with Mavs

By DWAIN PRICE, STAR-TELEGRAM STAFF WRITER
August 11, 2005

Doug Christie wants to sign a one-year, $3 million contract offer from the Mavericks when he becomes a free agent next week, according to a league source.

He won't do anything, though, before he and his wife visit the area.

A 6-foot-6, 205-pound swingman, Christie would provide the Mavs with the defensive presence they've lacked on the perimeter since Raja Bell left in 2003.

Christie would also replace Michael Finley, whom the Mavs are expected to waive by Monday, barring an unexpected trade.

"Dallas is definitely one of the teams that are high on Doug's list, because of the type of team, the coaching staff, the city, and the way that his game is," Christie's agent, Bradley Marshall said.

"All those things, we think, are a good fit for Doug."

Christie, a 13-year veteran, has one year left on his contract with Orlando that would pay him $8.2 million, but the Magic plan to use the league's new amnesty clause and release him Monday.

That would save the Magic $8.2 million in luxury tax dollars. The Mavs, likewise, would save $51.2 million in luxury tax dollars if they release Finley by Monday's deadline.

NBA rules prohibit Mavs officials from commenting on Christie because he's still under contract with Orlando.

But an NBA source said Christie is exactly who the Mavs need to inject new life into their suspect perimeter defense.

"He's long and defensive, and certainly no stranger to playoff basketball," the source said.

"He's also a pretty good decision-maker, and he plays the one, two and three, so I think it's great. He's a guy that's been around the block a few times, and I think it's a good fit."

Christie and his wife, Jackie, are planning to visit Dallas on Aug. 22

"I know Doug has always admired Dallas," Marshall said. "And we are planning to visit the city of Dallas in the next week or so to take in the team's facilities, and also to look around the city, because I'm not very familiar with Dallas."

The Christies have three children, and Marshall said Christie's mother-in-law also lives with the family, helping with the children.

"I think one of the important things for Doug is making sure his family is comfortable with the schooling and all of that," Marshall said. "That's important to him, but I think it'll be a nice fit."

Christie, 35, is a fierce and gritty defender who fits the mold of Mavs coach Avery Johnson, who is approaching his first full season as a coach.

Johnson is busy mapping a strategy to shape the Mavs into a team centered around defense.

Before being traded to Orlando in January, Christie was an NBA All-Defensive first-team selection in 2003 with Sacramento, and he was selected to the second team in '01, '02 and '04.

He led the league with 183 steals during the 2000-01 season.

Signing Christie would leave the Mavs with $2 million of their $5 million mid-level exception, which they hope to use to sign an inside player.

The Mavs are aggressively pursuing Houston Rockets free-agent center Dikembe Mutombo, but signing him could be a long shot.

"It looks more and more like he's going to go back to Houston," said Donnie Nelson, the Mavs' president of basketball operations. "He's got his family down there."

For now, the Mavs want Doug Christie to have himself and his family living in Dallas.


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It would suck *** to see him end up in Allas of all places....


oh well

 

[Bricklayer]

It would suck *** to see him end up in Allas of all places....


oh well

Look at it this way -- I had also seen the Lakers mentioned.

 

[gman23]

I don't think he will get many minutes and plus we only play the MAV's 3 times this season. I think he will be our least worry.

 

[captain bill]

I don't think he will get many minutes and plus we only play the MAV's 3 times this season. I think he will be our least worry.

I don't think it is his play that worries people about see Doug in Dallas.

 

[hoopsfan]

Look at it this way -- I had also seen the Lakers mentioned.

I hadn't heard that. Besides..already been there..done that.

 

[Rowdyone]

Well, if he does sign with them then I guess you could say that the "D" is back in _allas! But given the depth of their team, even if they waive Finley, I see Doug used early in the year but tailing off later to situational substitutions. And with a one year, $3 million contract being discusssed I guess Doug really feels like he needs to play as long as he can.

 

[Peja4threee]

Good, then he can choke against us at the FT line in the playoffs on a deciding game.

Look, I like Doug but it will always be in my memory of his free throw misses that cost us the game against LA.

I hope the best for him. If he goes to Dallas, I hope he does well except when he plays against us.

 

[tyrant]

i would hate to see him in a dallas uniform

 

[Yoda]

Good, then he can choke against us at the FT line in the playoffs on a deciding game.

Boooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!
Boooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone with the name Peja4threee cannot criticize Doug for choking a key shot in a PO game. Doug has had many PO games where he has stepped up big time.

 

[VF21]

Check the name of the writer. It's the SAME guy who's put out all the rest of the "Christie in Dallas" stuff and - brace yourselves - he writes for a Dallas paper.

While it could end up being true, I've seen it written elsewhere that Doug was really interested in returning to Sacramento OR going to Seattle. Sacramento might be out, but I think the Sonics could be interested.

 

[VF21]

Good, then he can choke against us at the FT line in the playoffs on a deciding game.

Look, I like Doug but it will always be in my memory of his free throw misses that cost us the game against LA.

I hope the best for him. If he goes to Dallas, I hope he does well except when he plays against us.

Need a wheelbarrow to help you carry that grudge?

...

Do you also resent Peja? And Bibby? And Webber? And Brad? And Bobby? Etc.? Every single player has times when he simply chokes. I cannot believe that after everything Doug did for the Kings, you choose to remember something like that.

Geez.

 

[thesanityannex]

Need a wheelbarrow to help you carry that grudge?

...

Do you also resent Peja? And Bibby? And Webber? And Brad? And Bobby? Etc.? Every single player has times when he simply chokes. I cannot believe that after everything Doug did for the Kings, you choose to remember something like that.

Geez.

I don't choose to remember that shot, its permanently stuck in my head. Back to the topic, it would be fun to see Christie suit up with Seattle, or even come here to mentor, although we've already got plenty of guards.

 

[VF21]

I haven't forgotten it either - but I can think of other things before it. Your avatar is one of them The other is when an injured Doug Christie, already in the locker room, CAME BACK into the game because Peja went out injured and Doug knew the team needed him.

That is the "heart" Bricklayer and others have been talking about...the true warrior spirit you don't see that often nowadays in professional sports. The Christies off the court may have been a spectacle but ON the court, Doug was and I imagine will STILL be the consummate professional. Of all the recent losses we've gone through, the Doug Christie trade still has the most emotion for me. He was the glue that seemed to hold our team together - at least when it came to putting it all out there on the court.

 

[thesanityannex]

True, its not even close to the FIRST thing I think of when the name Christie comes to mind. I guess the first thing I think of is the fight, only because I look at my avatar everyday (enter shameless Sono plug here!) Christie was a warrior, with the heart of a blue whale (bigger than a lion's heart)

 

[Yoda]

I haven't forgotten it either - but I can think of other things before it. Your avatar is one of them The other is when an injured Doug Christie, already in the locker room, CAME BACK into the game because Peja went out injured and Doug knew the team needed him.

That is the "heart" Bricklayer and others have been talking about...the true warrior spirit you don't see that often nowadays in professional sports. The Christies off the court may have been a spectacle but ON the court, Doug was and I imagine will STILL be the consummate professional. Of all the recent losses we've gone through, the Doug Christie trade still has the most emotion for me. He was the glue that seemed to hold our team together - at least when it came to putting it all out there on the court.

Well said, VF. Heart-wise, I can not think of another King ever, who matched him.

 

[loopymitch]

Need a wheelbarrow to help you carry that grudge?

...

Do you also resent Peja? And Bibby? And Webber? And Brad? And Bobby? Etc.? Every single player has times when he simply chokes. I cannot believe that after everything Doug did for the Kings, you choose to remember something like that.

Geez.

Exactly, no-one's perfect.
The thought of Doug in Dallas however ::walks away shaking head::

 

[kennadog]

And last year during the playoffs, he played with injections that made his foot numb! DC is remembered by me as someone who always, always gave everything he had.

 

[Kings113]

Magic Press Release - The Orlando Magic have waived guard Doug Christie.

The team also announced that Christie will be designated as the team’s amnesty player, as allowed in the new collective bargaining agreement

http://www.realgm.com/src_wiretap_archives/36970/20050811/magic_officiall_waive_christie/

 

[Warhawk]

Magic waive Christie

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/basketball/nba/08/11/christie.ap/index.html

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- The Orlando Magic waived guard Doug Christie on Thursday after a disappointing season marred by injury and public squabble with team management.

After his season ended because of an ankle injury in April, Christie lashed out at general manager John Weisbrod, who has since resigned for a job in the NHL.


"From the standpoint of a professional atmosphere and a job, it would be very difficult to come back there and play under the circumstances that I have been put through for the last four months," Christie said at the time.

He had been on the injured list since March 5.

The Magic still have to pay Christie $8.2 million for the final year of his contract, but he will be allowed to sign with another team.

Orlando got Christie from Sacramento in January for Cuttino Mobley and Michael Bradley. A fan favorite with the Kings, Christie was disappointed to be traded and took a few days to report to the Magic.

He averaged just 5.7 points on 36.7 percent shooting in 21 games.

Just before he was placed on the injured list, Christie lost his starting spot to rookie Jameer Nelson.

 

[ImaDougaholic24_7]

^Well...we knew that was coming. Glad Doug won't have to deal with the Magic this season. I said I want to see him go wherever he's happy..but the Mavs.... Why oh why!? I don't like them! But oh well, if it makes him happy. He definately will put the D back in Dallas..because from the looks of things I'm guessing this will go down..

 

[SacTownKid]

Wow. That is more than I though Doug would be worth at this point. And even though his defensive abilities are on the serious decline, his brilliant passing game is unphased. Dallas has no true PG on the team, and I wouldn't be surprised if you see a lot of Doug at the point in Dallas, if he goes there.

 

[Grobar]

i don't know about that. he might have good passing abilities, but he doesn't have the quickness he once did, and oposing pg would be smaller and faster then him. he might have trouble guarding pgs, and since he isn't really a scoring threat, teams would be able to shift their attention away from him and focus on other players, which could render his passing abilites more inneficient since it is hard to pass to a player who will be double teamed. i think the mavs are in very good condition with the pg situation. terry is a good guard, with lightning quickness and a good shot. he's a shoot first pg, but that did work in many situations. then you got harris to back him up, who showed a lot of good stuff in limited minutes. he should be more then adequate to run point in case anything should happen to terry.

 

[SDKing]

Doug is a workhorse, He'll be fine wherever he finishes his career. Scoring was never his strong point, he knows what his job is and I think that he's still capable of finishing his career in style.

 

[Warhawk]

Doug is a workhorse, He'll be fine wherever he finishes his career. Scoring was never his strong point, he knows what his job is and I think that he's still capable of finishing his career in style.

Actually, coming into the league he was more of an offensive player, IIRC.

He scored 35 points in a game in '98.

He was averaging about 15 ppg in Toronto for a while and shot over 40% from the 3 for a few years. He actually started focusing on defense more later in his career.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/doug_christie/index.html

 

[SDKing]

Actually, coming into the league he was more of an offensive player, IIRC.

He scored 35 points in a game in '98.

He was averaging about 15 ppg in Toronto for a while and shot over 40% from the 3 for a few years. He actually started focusing on defense more later in his career.

http://www.nba.com/playerfile/doug_christie/index.html

Interesting.
I only remember the all defensive first and second team Doug since I didn't follow him before he was a king, but I do remember him being able to score as well.

 

[miles berg]

Source: Mavs agree with veteran Christie

Swingman could bring defensive presence, help replace Finley

12:50 AM CDT on Friday, August 12, 2005

By CHUCK CARLTON / The Dallas Morning News

Even before reluctantly parting with Michael Finley by trade or waivers, the Mavericks have found a replacement.

The team has reached an oral agreement with veteran swingman Doug Christie on a one-year, $3 million deal, a source said. Christie, 35, was waived Thursday by the Orlando Magic as part of the NBA's luxury-tax amnesty provision.

Before Christie officially becomes a Maverick, he must wait seven days to clear waivers, according to league rules. It is unlikely any team will claim Christie and his $8.2 million salary, making him an unrestricted free agent who could then sign with the Mavericks on Wednesday.
Mavericks

Christie's agent, Bradley Marshall, declined comment other than to say than Christie and his wife, Jackie, would be visiting Dallas soon to meet with the Mavericks.

If Christie is healthy and happy, he could be a key acquisition and address a targeted need for the Mavericks.

He was always a top candidate for all-defensive team honors in Sacramento, a point of emphasis under Mavericks coach Avery Johnson. And Christie has played in 58 career playoff games and could provide the Mavericks with locker room leadership.

Some of his skills could particularly help the Mavericks. At 6-6, Christie could be used against San Antonio's talented Manu Ginobili. But in Sacramento, he was versatile enough to bother smaller point guards such as Phoenix's Steve Nash or San Antonio's Tony Parker.

While a natural swingman offensively, Christie handles the ball well enough to play point guard. That could allow the Mavericks to use Jason Terry as a shooting guard in some situations.

One concern is the decrease in Christie's production after Sacramento traded him to Orlando in January for Michael Bradley and Cuttino Mobley. Christie's production and playing time decreased dramatically in Orlando.

A career 11.4 point-per-game scorer, Christie averaged 5.7 points in 21 games for Orlando, shooting 36 percent from the field.

A foot injury forced him onto the injured list in March. But he underwent successful surgery to remove bone spurs following the season.

Although a different kind of player, Christie would give the Mavericks a veteran who could immediately fill Finley's lineup spot. The Mavericks are expected to waive Finley under the luxury-tax amnesty clause Monday if they can't work out a trade beforehand.

While they landed Christie, the Mavericks saw 7-foot center Stephen Hunter sign a five-year, $16.5 million contract in Philadelphia. The Mavericks sought Hunter as a backup to Erick Dampier, but he chose Philadelphia because of the long-term contract and the promise of additional playing time.

One name left on market is DeSagana Diop, another interesting 7-footer. Diop, 23 and the eighth pick in the 2001 draft, is a restricted free agent unlikely to be retained by Cleveland.

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[Folsom Al]

Tuesday, October 11 DALLAS ARCO Arena (Sacramento, CA) 7:00 p.m.


1st pre-season game .... DC is in The House

 

[KingKong]

Those in attendance, please cheer your head off for him, but don't foget to boo the heck out of his new team.

 

[AriesMar27]

doug is a mav, not as bad as vlade as a born again laker.... but damn..... atleast hedo went to the spurs then magic.... and scot ended up with indy, though they were traded there.... but still....why couldnt he have sign with the nuggets, they need a sg and arent much competition this year....

oh well..... lets just pray that we dont get the mavs in the playoffs.....

 

[KingKong]

oh well..... lets just pray that we dont get the mavs in the playoffs.....

Wells torched Doug and the Kings these last few years. I don't think we have to worry too much about him. Perhaps if he checks Peja. Now that Big German fellow......