On July 1, Beijing time, the NBA Lakers team reporter revealed: The team has reached a four-year, $32 million contract extension with Christie, a restricted free agent in the offseason, with a player option, and the latter will remain with the Lakers.
Christie, the No. 35 rookie in the second round of the 2022 draft, showed some potential on both offensive and defensive ends, and Lakers management had infinite expectations for him, but the former head coach Darvin Ham's tactical application of his tactics was not reasonable, which is also one of the drawbacks of Ham's tenure with the Lakers. Although he played limited minutes last season, he performed relatively well in offensive scoring and three-point shooting, and can already grow into a young asset player in the Lakers' important rotation in the future!
21-year-old Christie, 1.98 meters tall, 86 kilograms, guard, plays for the Lakers in the 2023-2024 season, with an annual salary of $1.72 million this season, and played a total of 67 games in the regular season, including 7 starts, 60 off the bench, playing an average of 14.1 minutes per game, and can get 4.2 points + 2.1 rebounds + 0.9 assists + 0.3 steals + 0.3 blocks, shooting 42.7% from the field, 35.6% from three-point range, and 78.3% from the free throw line.