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We’re in the thick of the 2025 NBA offseason, and to say this has been one of the wildest offseasons ever would be an understatement. Kevin Durant is now a Houston Rocket, Damian Lillard got waived by the Bucks, and LeBron James’ name has been involved in multiple trade rumors.

Sacramento Kings Officially Sign Maxime Raynaud

While NBA free agency rages on and the Sacramento Kings looks for pieces to assemble a playoff roster, they also officially locked up second-round pick Maxime Raynaud out of Stanford.

Sacramento Kings News / Sacramento Kings on SI / July 2

Kings Sign Rookie Forward to Three-Year Deal

As the Sacramento Kings continue to look for options in free agency and on the trade market, it's been announced that they have signed #42 pick Maxime Raynaud to a three-year, $5.95 million deal, according to Senior NBA Insider Micahel Scotto.

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Kings sign second-rounder to a three-year deal

The deal is fully guaranteed for the first two seasons, with a team option for 2027-28

College Basketball News / Stanford Cardinal on SI / June 28

Stanford MBB Head Coach Kyle Smith on Raynaud in Sacramento

Sacramento Kings fans are going to be "thrilled" with the addition of Maxime Raynaud, whom the team selected with the No. 42 overall selection in this year's NBA Draft.

Sacramento Kings Big Men After Drafting Maxime Raynaud

A former Stanford Cardinal is staying in Northern California. After going undrafted in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, Maxime Raynaud went into day two as one of the best players available.

Grading the Sacramento Kings Selection of Maxime Raynaud

Stanford's Maxime Raynaud is officially headed to the NBA. On June 26, the Sacramento Kings used the 42nd overall pick to take Raynaud, ending a slide that saw him go from being a projected late first rounder to a mid-second rounder.

Sacramento Kings News / Sacramento Kings on SI / June 27

Sacramento Was Preferred Destination for Kings' Rookie

The Sacramento Kings followed up a strong night one trade in the NBA Draft with a simple but effective second-round of the draft with the selection of Maxime Raynaud with the 42nd pick.

How Stanford's Maxime Raynaud Fits with the Sacramento Kings

Maxime Raynaud entered the second round of the draft on Thursday night as the best player left on numerous boards. Somehow, he ended up falling to the Sacramento Kings with the No.

Kings Select Maxime Raynaud with 42nd Pick in 2025 NBA Draft

After making a trade to get back into the first-round of the draft last night, the Sacramento Kings kept things simpler on night two of the draft, or at least so far in the night, selecting Maxime Raynaud, the French prospect out of Stanford.

Sacramento Kings Select Maxime Raynaud at No. 42 in NBA Draft

With the No. 42 overall pick in the NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings have selected Maxime Raynaud out of Stanford University. In the first round, many players were selected to the NBA.

College Basketball News / Stanford Cardinal on SI / June 26

Stanford's Maxime Raynaud Falls to Second Round

Through surprises, reaches, and shocks, the first round of the NBA Draft was nothing short of special. But while others cried tears of joy and partied while achieving their dreams, one man of particular interest to the Stanford faithful was left in the cold.

Maxime Raynaud Still Available for Boston Celtics in Round Two of NBA Draft

In a little bit of a surprise of the first night of the NBA Draft, Stanford's Maxime Raynaud was not selected. Earlier in the day, he'd been mocked to land with the Boston Celtics, particularly after the Kristaps Porzingis trade earlier this week, but they instead went with Hugo González out of Spain with the No.

College Basketball News / Stanford Cardinal on SI / June 23

Stanford's Maxime Raynaud Projected to Land with Orlando Magic in Mock Draft

The NBA Draft is just a few days away, and former Stanford Cardinal Maxime Raynaud is expected to be one of those selected at some point in the back-half of the first round.

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Maxime Raynaud 2025 NBA Draft Profile

Some players enter college and immediately show their potential. Others take more seasoning. After four years at Stanford, Maxime Raynaud has developed into an interesting 2025 NBA Draft prospect.

NBA News / Hoops Rumors / May 19

Draft Notes: Raynaud, Coward, Combine, Chinyelu, Demary

In the wake of the NBA’s 2025 draft combine, ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo have updated their mock draft, taking into account which prospects saw their stock rise – or decline – as a result of their performances in Chicago.

Stanford Cardinal News / Stanford Cardinal on SI / May 18

Despite Losing Maxime Raynaud, Stanford Basketball Should be Ready to Rock in 2025-26

Stanford basketball's season wrapped in March, where a loss to Kent State in the NIT ended their campaign. Since then, head coach Kyle Smith and the coaching staff had two months to replace their talent that they lost via the NBA Draft, graduation, or transfer.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 19

Maxime Raynaud carries Stanford past Cal State Northridge in NIT

Maxime Raynaud brought his double-double magic to the postseason with 22 points and 11 rebounds Tuesday night, lifting host Stanford to an 87-70 victory over Cal State Northridge in the opening round of the NIT.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 1

Maxime Raynaud's 26 points help Stanford top SMU

Maxime Raynaud led all scorers with 26 points as host Stanford held off SMU 73-68 on Saturday afternoon. Raynaud's rebound tip-in dunk on a miss from Ryan Agarwal with eight seconds left gave the Cardinal (19-10, 11-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) a five-point lead to secure the win in their home finale.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / January 10

Maxime Raynaud, Stanford feeling "great" as Virginia visits

Virginia must figure out a way to deal with star big man Maxime Raynaud as the Cavaliers seek to avoid two defeats on their California visit when they face Stanford on Saturday afternoon.

College Basketball News / Last Word On Sports / December 14

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Maxime Raynaud: A rapidly emerging star in the 2025 NBA Draft class

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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 17, 2024

Maxime Raynaud, Stanford knock off UC Davis

Maxime Raynaud overpowered the UC Davis defense both inside and out for a career-high 33 points and 14 rebounds Sunday afternoon, helping Stanford remain unbeaten with a 79-65 victory over the visiting Aggies in a nonconference game.

Stanford Cardinal News / FanNation All Cardinal / March 20, 2024

Stanford's leading scorer Maxime Raynaud enters name into the transfer portal

The losses for the Stanford Cardinal just keep on flooding in when it comes to players leaving for the transfer portal. They already lost their two top-55 freshmen who each made impacts right away on a veteran team, and on Tuesday evening they ended up losing their leading scorer Maxime Raynaud to the portal.

Stanford Cardinal News / FanNation All Cardinal / January 15, 2024

Maxime Raynaud Leads Stanford To Win Over Utah

Don't look now but the Stanford Cardinal appear to be getting hot in Pac-12 play, as after knocking off Oregon State in overtime, they were able to take down the Utah Runnin' Utes on Sunday.