Max Christie is back under the regal lighting at Crypto.com Arena — the place he called home for the last two-and-a-half seasons. Only this time, he’s not wearing purple and gold. Christie is donning navy and royal blue basketball shorts,

Christie is predominantly a spot-up shooter and finished possessions in isolation on 1.1 percent of his possessions for the Lakers, per Synergy, and is now up to 12.5 percent for the Mavericks. So they are allowing him to play with the ball in his hands more often and it has led to success.

The former Laker talked about the trade for the first time and whether he has any bad blood with his former team.