Beam Boys discuss their season on the Old Man and the Three

In an otherwise bleak season, one bright spot was the emergence of the “Beam Boys”: Maxime Raynaud, Nique Clifford, Precious Achiuwa and Dylan Cardwell.  During rare Kings home wins, this group started a tradition of putting on sunglasses to light the beam as a group. It was fun, and more importantly their play on the court was one of the most compelling reasons to actually watch the team.  Maxime Raynaud emerged as one of the best rookies from this draft despite being taken in the second round, Nique Clifford had his moments and got better as the season went along, Dylan Cardwell made an impact as an undrafted rookie, and Precious Achiuwa had a career-best season despite garnering no free agent buzz in the offseason.

Raynaud, Clifford and Achiuwa recently got together to do the Old Man and the Three podcast to discuss their camaraderie and the season that was, and it was a fun listen.  The three all get into their backstories, their “welcome to the NBA” moments and lessons they learned during their rookie year.

Despite what happened with this team on the court last season, it seems that at least the young core is a pretty tight knit group.  Precious is a free agent this offseason, and while I’m sure he’d like to come back, it will be interesting to see how the Kings manage that while also trying to stay under the luxury tax.

Regardless, it’s nice to see something positive for once with regards to the Kings, and the Beam Boys always manage to put a smile on my face and I think they do a good job of representing this team and hopefully get to do so on a more meaningful stage in the coming years.