{"id":132799,"date":"2025-06-29T00:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-06-29T00:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/132799\/"},"modified":"2025-06-29T00:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T00:38:14","slug":"kings-maxime-raynaud-shares-wild-stat-with-two-nba-legends-nbc-sports-bay-area-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/132799\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings\u2019 Maxime Raynaud shares wild stat with two NBA legends \u2013 NBC Sports Bay Area & California"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maxime Raynaud<\/a> hasn’t stepped on the court yet for the Kings, but the No. 42 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft comes to Sacramento with an impressive r\u00e9sum\u00e9.<\/p>\n

The 7-foot center, whom the Kings drafted in the second round<\/a> Thursday night, was a star at Stanford, earning First-Team All-ACC honors as a senior after averaging 20 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.4 blocks and 0.9 steals while making 67 3-pointers during the university’s inaugural ACC season.<\/p>\n

That statline places Raynaud in rarified air, per Josh Dubow of the Associated Press, as one of three power conference players to average 20-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and make 50-plus 3-pointers in a season since 2002-03. The other two? Fifteen-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant<\/a> and Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2025 inductee Carmelo Anthony<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Players in power conferences to average 20+ points, 10+ rebounds and make 50+ 3 pointers in a season since 2002-03:
Maxime Raynaud 2024-25
Kevin Durant 2006-07
Carmelo Anthony 2002-03<\/p>\n

\u2014 Josh Dubow (@JoshDubowAP) June 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

Durant and Anthony turned their one-and-done collegiate success into prolific NBA careers, though both were drafted much higher than Raynaud — Anthony at No. 3 overall in 2003 and Durant at No. 2 overall in 2007.<\/p>\n

Still, Raynaud showed flashes of potential as a big man who can shoot across his four seasons at Stanford, posting excellent shooting splits for his size (47\/35\/77) on 16.1 field-goal attempts, 5.5 3-point tries and 4.2 free throws per game in his final year.<\/p>\n

If Sacramento’s newest center can keep it up on the glass and with his shot for the Kings as he transitions to the pros, he could turn into a formidable talent for coach Doug Christie. He’ll have one of the best rebounders in the league to learn from in star Kings center Domantas Sabonis<\/a> — but only time will tell if Raynaud will end up on any more lists with Durant and Anthony in the pros.<\/p>\n

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