1. Doug Christie was a starter for the Sacramento Kings during the early 2000s and played for the Kings in the NBA playoffs in four consecutive years.
27 Facts About Doug Christie
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Doug Christie became an assistant coach for the Kings in 2021.
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Doug Christie is biracial; his father is black and his mother is white.
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Doug Christie had moved to Longview to live with his father, former Mark Morris track star John Malone.
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Doug Christie was named the high school player of the year in the state of Washington.
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Doug Christie then went on to Pepperdine University, studying sociology.
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Doug Christie led Pepperdine to the NCAA Tournament twice, averaging over 19 points per game during his final two seasons.
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Doug Christie was twice named WCC Player of the Year.
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Doug Christie was selected 17th overall in the 1992 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics.
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Doug Christie was used sparingly in Los Angeles his rookie year.
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Doug Christie's usage went up his second season, as he started 34 of 65 games and averaged 10.3 points per game.
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Doug Christie played with Vlade Divac in LA, who he would eventually team with in Sacramento to challenge the Lakers in multiple playoff series.
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Doug Christie only played twelve games that season because of an ankle injury.
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On February 18,1996, Doug Christie was traded alongside Herb Williams to the expansion Toronto Raptors in exchange for Willie Anderson and Victor Alexander.
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In Sacramento, Doug Christie became the Kings' popular starting shooting guard and developed into one of the league's best defenders.
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Doug Christie's defense helped the Kings rise in the NBA ranks, becoming a perennial playoff contender and eventually a championship contender.
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In 2005, Doug Christie was traded to the Orlando Magic for Cuttino Mobley and Michael Bradley.
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Doug Christie left the Kings as second all-time in total steals.
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Doug Christie was unhappy about the trade and played only a few games before being sidelined with bone spurs.
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Doug Christie signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks shortly thereafter.
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Doug Christie had left the team the week prior to have his surgically repaired left ankle examined by his personal physician.
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In seven games with the Dallas Mavericks, Doug Christie averaged 3.7 points and 2.0 assists.
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In January 2007, Doug Christie attempted a comeback when he signed a 10-day contract with the Los Angeles Clippers.
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In 2014, Doug Christie was named to a team assembled by Dennis Rodman as part of his "basketball diplomacy" effort in North Korea with the job of playing an exhibition match against the North Korean Senior National Team to celebrate the birthday of Kim Jong-un.
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Doug Christie left NBC to become an assistant coach for the Kings in August 2021.
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Doug Christie was named interim head coach on December 27,2024, after Mike Brown was fired.
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Doug Christie has appeared alongside his wife on the long running VH1 show Basketball Wives.