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De'Anthony Melton
Warriors · G · 28
De'Anthony Melton
vs
2025-26
Max Christie
Mavericks · G · 23
Max Christie
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

De'Anthony Melton vs Max Christie

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Melton · Christie
De'Anthony Melton
Melton
Warriors
2025-26
Christie
Mavericks
Max Christie
49
Games
availability
77
23.0
Minutes
per game
29.1
12.3
Points
per game
12.3
3.2
Rebounds
per game
3.2
2.6
Assists
per game
2.0
2.0
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.9
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
40.7%
Field goal %
44.1%
29.4%
Three-point %
5.0 vs 5.8 attempts
40.4%
82.6%
Free throw %
89.9%
51.8%
True shooting
TS%
60.1%
24.4%
Usage
USG%
16.2%
16.4%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
9.5%
7.0%
Rebound %
of available
5.2%
+3.9
Net rating
on court
-6.9
9.0%
PIE
player impact estimate
7.9%
+1.9
Plus-minus
per game
-4.4
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Max Christie scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (12.3 vs 12.3), on Melton's heavier usage (24.4% vs 16.2%).

Christie is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 60.1% to 51.8%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Melton (2.6 vs 2.0 assists), the glass to Christie (3.2 vs 3.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Christie played 28 more games (77 vs 49 of 82).

With Melton on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.9 per 100 possessions, against -6.9 for Christie; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Melton $5.5M through 2027-28, Christie $8.3M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Melton
2025-26
Christie
22-27
Record when playing
24-53
12.4
Points at home
13.1
12.1
Points on the road
11.4
14.3
Points in wins
13.3
10.7
Points in losses
11.8
28
Season high
26
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Melton · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 at LAC4 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAC17 pts · 4 reb · 3 ast
Thu, Apr 9 vs LAL2 pts · 3 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 7 vs SAC21 pts · 4 reb · 5 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs HOU6 pts · 1 reb · 4 ast
Christie · last 5
Sun, Apr 12 vs CHI12 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Apr 10 at SAS16 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Wed, Apr 8 at PHX18 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Tue, Apr 7 at LAC12 pts · 5 reb · 1 ast
Sun, Apr 5 vs LAL8 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Melton · contract
2026-27$5.5M
2027-28player option$5.8M
Christie · contract
2026-27$8.3M
2027-28player option$8.9M

More comparisons

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Melton vs
Max Christie · Tre Johnson · Donte DiVincenzo · Malik Monk
Christie vs
De'Anthony Melton · Donte DiVincenzo · Tre Johnson · Malik Monk

Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).