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Maxime RaynaudSacramento Kings · #42

Q: Where was Maxime Raynaud drafted?

42nd overall (second round) in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.

Q: Did Raynaud earn any rookie honors?

Yes — NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2026, averaging 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over 74 games.

Q: What is Raynaud's background?

Paris-born, he developed at Nanterre 92 and Stanford, where he double-majored in mathematics and computer science.

Q: What kind of player is Raynaud?

A 7-foot-1 stretch big who can shoot, pass and score inside; his perimeter defense is his main development area.

Center · 7-1, 250 lb · Paris, France · Age 23 · 1st season

Maxime Raynaud is a 7-foot-1 French rookie center for the Sacramento Kings, drafted 42nd overall in 2025 out of Stanford, a stretch big and honors student (math and computer science) who made the 2026 NBA All-Rookie Second Team.

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MVP race · #64Center rank · #28Balladex Impact · 63

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Jan 1, 2026

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Sacramento Kings · #42 · Center

Maxime Raynaud

Season avg12.5 pts · 7.5 reb · 1.4 ast · .571 fg

Career avg12.5 pts · 7.5 reb · 1.4 ast · .571 fg

Live win probabilityBlazers 76%

Balladex model · projected 123–117 · 99.3 pace

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12.9pts

7.8reb

1.5ast

24%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Maxime Raynaud

Sacramento Kings · Center

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Donovan Clingan

Portland Trail Blazers · Elite stopper

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Maxime Raynaud — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Stretch-Five · Rookie Big · Impact 63

Maxime Raynaud is a 7-foot-1 French rookie center for the Sacramento Kings, drafted 42nd overall in 2025 out of Stanford, a stretch big and honors stu

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Offense

C+

Defense

C-

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Average scorer

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B+

Rebounding

Excellent on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Average spacing

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C-

Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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B+

Paint / rim D

Excellent at the rim

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Clutch

Average late

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C+

Athleticism

Strong tools

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C-

Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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A+

Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Maxime Raynaud stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić DEN▬

29%

Luka Doncic LAL▬

20%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC▬

12%

Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA▬

Victor Wembanyama SAS▬

Anthony Edwards MIN▬

Tyrese Maxey PHI▬

Jamal Murray DEN▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #135 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

<1%MVP odds

63Impact index

133Star score

Career scoring average12.5 ppg

Seasons in the index1

Accolades on file3

All-Rookie 2026 Second Team · All-ACC 1st Team 2025

Stat explorer

Maxime Raynaud — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

Scoring

12.5 PPG

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Playmaking

1.4 APG

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B+

Rebounding

7.5 RPG

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Shooting

.324 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Maxime Raynaud

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 1-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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1 seasons of per-minute rates

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 23 — applied per stat

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 74 → games & confidence

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The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Maxime Raynaud career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2025-26	74	26.5	12.5	7.5	1.4	.571	.324
Career	74	26.5	12.5	7.5	1.4

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Naz Reid 99%Kristaps Porzingis 98%Luka Garza 98%Precious Achiuwa 98%Wendell Carter Jr. 98%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record

#15conf seed

-10net rtg

110.4off rtg

120.5def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud.

How his role moves

Projected 15–67, 15th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

63 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

3 accolades

All-Rookie 2026 Second Team · All-ACC 1st Team 2025 · Gold U20 EuroBasket 2023

Act IV

The Ballad of Maxime Raynaud

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

April 7, 2003

The beginning

A 7-foot-1 stretch big with a math-and-computer-science degree and a smooth shooting stroke, Maxime Raynaud turned a second-round selection into an All-Rookie season for Sacramento.

Sacramento Kings

Turning pro

Drafted 2025 Round 2, Pick 42 (Sacramento Kings) as a Center.

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Maxime Raynaud went 42nd — then played like a first-rounder.

Chapter

A Paris native and Stanford honors student, he was First-Team All-ACC as a senior, averaging 20.1 points and 10.9 rebounds.

Chapter

Sacramento drafted him in the second round in 2025, and he immediately outproduced the pick as a stretch-big rotation center.

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Raynaud's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Maxime Raynaud Named @kia Western Conference Rookie of the Month for March ▶ Raynaud's 32-point career-high not enough 🤏 Maxime's Best Moments v Spurs

Off the court

Measurables ESPN

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Height: 7' 1"
Weight: 250 lbs
College: Stanford
Experience: 1st Season
Draft: 2025 Round 2, Pick 42 (Sacramento Kings)
Born: Paris, France
Age: 23
Jersey: #42

Off the Court

Raynaud is one of the more academically distinguished players in the league, having double-majored in mathematics and computer science at Stanford, where he was also an ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

He carries a French national-team pedigree, including a gold medal at the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship, and a reputation as a coachable, high-intensity 'sponge.'

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The person

Cerebral, skilled and coachable, Raynaud is a modern stretch big whose intelligence shows in his game and his degree.

Stretch ShooterA 7-footer who spaces the floor and finishes with both hands.

Student of the GameStanford math and CS double major; a self-described sponge.

Late BloomerDeveloped over four college years into an NBA rotation piece.

Verified profiles & sources

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FAQ

Maxime Raynaud — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Maxime Raynaud, answered.

Where was Maxime Raynaud drafted?

42nd overall (second round) in the 2025 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings.

Did Raynaud earn any rookie honors?

Yes — NBA All-Rookie Second Team in 2026, averaging 12.5 points and 7.5 rebounds over 74 games.

What is Raynaud's background?

Paris-born, he developed at Nanterre 92 and Stanford, where he double-majored in mathematics and computer science.

What kind of player is Raynaud?

A 7-foot-1 stretch big who can shoot, pass and score inside; his perimeter defense is his main development area.

Maxime Raynaud career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.

Maxime RaynaudSacramento Kings · #42

Maxime Raynaud — the report card

Where Maxime Raynaud stands

Maxime Raynaud — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Maxime Raynaud

Maxime Raynaud career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?

The Ballad of Maxime Raynaud

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Chapter

Off the court

Maxime Raynaud — frequently asked

Availability & durability

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