The Sacramento Kings continue their trudge through the 2025-26 season, sitting at 12-35 and 14th in the Western Conference. And as the season prolongs and stretches towards the All-Star break, it appears that rookie Maxime Raynaud has hit the proverbial rookie wall.
Sitting at 12-33 and 14th in the Western Conference, there haven't been many positives this season for the Sacramento Kings. They have the second-worst offensive and net ratings in the league, and the third-worst defense, which currently gives them the fourth-worst record in the association.
There haven't been many bright spots for the Sacramento Kings this season, as they sit at 9-30 and 14th in the Western Conference. But clear at the top of the list is the play of rookie big man Maxime Raynaud.
The Sacramento Kings have been extremely underwhelming this season, winning just eight of their first 35 games, but rookie big man Maxime Raynaud has been a glaring bright spot for them.
The Sacramento Kings not only lost 129-102 to the Phoenix Suns on Friday, but they also dealt with an injury to one of their promising young players, as Maxime Raynaud had to be helped to the locker room in the final period.
Most NBA players, no matter how successful, are out of the league before the end of their 30s, or even their 20s. That leaves a lot of life left to live, and a good handful of players have made the most of their professional lives after leaving the court.
For a second consecutive month, former Duke teammates Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel have been named the NBA’s Rookies of the Month for the Western Conference and Eastern Conference, respectively, the league announced today (Twitter link).
For the Sacramento Kings, this season has become an unexpected proving ground for young players, and few have benefited more than rookie big man Maxime Raynaud.
The Sacramento Kings haven't had a strong start to the 2025-26 NBA season. On Saturday night, though, the team picked up a solid win against the Dallas Mavericks, improving to 8-23 on the year.
The Sacramento Kings have been severely underwhelming this season, winning just seven of their first 30 games. While there are very few positive takeaways from this disastrous season, one glaring standout has been rookie center Maxime Raynaud.
The Sacramento Kings’ season continues to unravel, with losses piling up and urgency rising across locker room searching for answers. Maxime Raynaud stood at his locker after the Kings’ blowout loss to the Denver Nuggets and chose composure over frustration.
The Sacramento Kings may have been lackluster to start the 2025-26 campaign, but at least they’ve uncovered new gems in their rookies, Nique Clifford and Maxime Raynaud.
The Sacramento Kings haven't had a stellar start to the 2025-26 season, but there have still been a few bright spots for fans of the team to latch onto.
Unlike the Philadelphia 76ers or Utah Jazz, the Sacramento Kings did not have a first-round pick going into the draft. Nevertheless, the Kings arguably walked away from the draft as its biggest winners.
Like the Phoenix Suns, the Sacramento Kings were able to get excellent value out of the 2025 NBA Draft. In the first round, the Kings traded to get Colorado State wing Nique Clifford.
After the former Cardinal star was drafted in the second round of the NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings, Maxime Raynaud's dream of being a professional basketball came true.
With the No. 42 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Sacramento Kings selected Maxime Raynaud out of Stanford. The 7-foot-1 Frenchman is, as Kings GM Scott Perry put it last week, "a double-double machine." He's also looking to add a new facet to his game during his rookie season.