Doug Christie's FAMOUS GIRLFRIEND, Lifestyle, NFL Career, Parents, Siblings, Kids, Awards, Net worth

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Douglas Dale Christie is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the interim head coach for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Christie played the shooting guard position. He played college basketball for Pepperdine University. After being selected with the 17th overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, Christie played for seven teams in a 15-season NBA career. He was a starter for the Sacramento Kings during the early 2000s and played for the Kings in the NBA playoffs in four consecutive years. Known for his defense, Christie made the NBA All-Defensive First Team once and made the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times during his Kings tenure. Christie became an assistant coach for the Kings in 2021.
Douglas Dale Christie who stands at 6 ft 6 tall and weighs 200 lb was born on May 9, 1970 to John Malone and Norma Christie in Seattle, Washington. He was raised in Seattle by his mother. Christie is biracial; his father is black while his mother is white. Christie is a devout Christian who is married to Jackie and they have been blessed with three children. Jackie is a television personality. Their fans admire the couple for sustaining a healthy marriage and refer to the pair as the epitome of a romantic relationship. As of 2024, the Christies renewed their wedding vows every year on their wedding anniversary. The Christie’s have renewed their wedding vows every year since tying the knot for the first time in 1995. Jackie explained that she and Doug originally had a shotgun wedding where by many of their family and friends were not able to attend the ceremony
He attended Cascade Middle School and Mark Morris High School in Longview, Washington. Christie played basketball in seventh & eighth grade as a freshman and sophomore. He later moved to Rainier Beach High School in his senior year where he led the varsity boys' basketball team to their first-ever Washington state championship and was named the high school player of the year in the state of Washington. Christie graduated from Rainier Beach High in 1988.
Christie attended Pepperdine University, where he studied sociology and played college basketball for Pepperdine. He led the team to the NCAA Tournament twice and averaging over 19 points per game during his final two seasons. He was twice named WCC Player of the Year.
Christie was selected 17th overall in the 1992 NBA draft by the Seattle SuperSonics. However, Christie and the Sonics failed to agree upon a contract and he did not play for the team. On February 22, 1993, Christie and Benoit Benjamin were traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Sam Perkins. The Lakers signed Christie several days after acquiring him, and he made his NBA debut on March 12, 1993. Just prior to the start of the 1994-95 season, the Lakers traded Christie to the New York Knicks for two second-round draft picks. Christie only played twelve games that season because of an ankle injury. Christie competed in the 1996 Slam Dunk Contest. Despite this, he was unable to crack new coach Don Nelson's rotation for the 1995-96 season, and requested a trade. On February 18, 1996, Christie was traded alongside Herb Williams to the expansion Toronto Raptors in exchange for Willie Anderson and Victor Alexander (Williams would be released by Toronto and re-signed by the Knicks following the trade). In his first full season in Toronto, Christie finishing second in Most Improved Player of the Year voting. In August 2000, Christie was traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for forward Corliss Williamson. In Sacramento, Christie became the Kings' popular starting shooting guard and developed into one of the league's best defenders. During the 2000-2001 season, Sports Illustrated dubbed the Kings' starting five of Jason Williams, Peja Stojaković, Chris Webber, Vlade Divac, and Christie "The Greatest Show on Court. He left the Kings as second all-time in total steals. In 2005, Christie was traded to the Orlando Magic for Cuttino Mobley and Michael Bradley. Following Christie's ankle surgery, the Orlando Magic released him on August 11, 2005, under the new NBA collective bargaining agreement one-time amnesty clause. Christie signed a one-year contract with the Dallas Mavericks shortly thereafter. Christie was waived by the Dallas Mavericks on November 25, 2005,