Maxime RaynaudDrafted in 42nd position at the end of June, signed up with the Kings for three seasons and almost $ 6 million. Its 2m14 and large NCAA performance seduced the leaders of Sacramento.
“It has a really unique combination of size, qualities and capacities that can be observed in many interiors of modern basketball”,, judge Scott Perry, the new Kings GM. “It is a double-double machine. It is estimated that it can greatly progress. »»
With its 20.2 points and 10.6 rebounds on average this season at the University of Stanford, but also its intelligence of play and its presence in the rebound, Maxime Raynaud presents a profile similar to that of Sabonis Domantas.
“His talent speaks of himself”summarizes Doug Christie. “We never have enough quality in the rebound. Sabonis can stick with the size and qualities of Maxime. Just look at it: it can shoot, ferture … So now, we can have creators in all positions. »»
Game systems that he studied a lot
The Frenchman could not fall better than in Sacramento, as the Lithuanian All-Star is a reference for him.
“It's someone I have been admiring for a few years”he confirms. “I know that in Stanford, especially my second season, we built our attack around that of the Kings and the” split action “they used. In this sense, it is a great inspiration for me. »»
What is a “split action”? This is the fact that an interior becomes a creator after having received the high or low station ball, his teammate posing a screen on another player, the interior can then find the player distinguished according to the use of the screen. A large part of the Kings attack revolves around that.
