The NBA announced the All-Rookie Teams yesterday and Kings rookie center Maxime Raynaud made the 2nd Team. He tied with Pelicans center Derik Queen for the most votes of players that didn’t make the 1st team, but he did have the most first place votes of anybody else on the 2nd Team. The full teams are as follows:
1st Team: VJ Edgecombe, Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Dylan Harper, Cedric Coward
2nd Team: Maxime Raynaud, Derik Queen, Jeremiah Fears, Ace Bailey, Collin Murray-Boyles
Max was not only the only second round pick named to one of the All-Rookie Teams, he was the only non-lottery pick. He also became the first Kings rookie taken in the 2nd round to make an All-Rookie team in the Sacramento-era. Max had a strong rookie season, averaging 12.5 points (7th among rookies) on 57.1% from the field (6th), 7.5 rebounds (1st) and 1.4 assists in 26.5 minutes per game. He was also the rookie leader in double-doubles with 18. Over the final two months of the season, Raynaud was even better, averaging 17.8 points on 60.2% from the field and 43.3% from three to go with 8.8 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.7 blocks and 0.6 steals.
Raynaud, along with fellow rookies Nique Clifford and Dylan Cardwell, was one of the lone bright spots for the Kings this season, and I’m excited to see how he grows as a player. Hopefully the best is yet to come.
Congrats Max!
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