Max Christie was cleared from the Mavericks' injury report on Saturday, coming off a day-to-day designation. The 23-year-old guard is now set to be available when Dallas visits the Rockets on Wednesday.
What happened
Max Christie was cleared on the Mavericks' injury report Saturday at 2:50 p.m. ET, moving off the day-to-day tag he had carried since Friday. He was first listed day-to-day Friday for rest, kept that status Saturday, then was cleared later that day. The report does not list a detail for the clearance, and no comment is attached to the entry. Christie, 23, had not been given any injury designation tied to a specific body part in this stretch; his entries were listed under rest.
What it means for the Mavericks
Dallas is 0-0 heading into Wednesday's game at the Rockets, with the 2026-27 season not yet underway. Christie averaged 12.3 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 29.1 minutes across 77 games last season, and his clearance keeps that perimeter piece available for the trip to Houston. In games Christie has sat, Cooper Flagg has logged 33.5 minutes and 21.0 points, Anthony Davis 31.3 minutes and 20.4 points, P.J. Washington 31.0 minutes and 14.2 points, and Naji Marshall 29.5 minutes and 15.2 points. There is no record with or without Christie yet, since the Mavericks have not played a regular-season game.
What to watch
The Mavericks will update their injury report again ahead of Wednesday's game at the Rockets. Dallas still lists Tarik Biberovic, Dereck Lively II, Jett Howard and Santi Aldama as day-to-day, so Saturday's report could shift further before tipoff. Christie's expected return was not announced, since he was cleared rather than given a recovery target. The Mavericks open their 2026-27 season this week.
Is Max Christie playing at the Rockets on Wednesday?
He is set to be available. Christie was cleared from the Mavericks' injury report on Saturday, so he carries no listed status for the Oct. 21 game at Houston.
When will Max Christie be back?
He is already cleared. He had been day-to-day for rest since Friday, and no return timeline was needed because he was never ruled out of a game.