The NBA Draft’s second round is a little more chaotic, but first-round picks receive a fixed salary based on their selection.
Maxime Raynaud, a seven-foot player, signed a rookie contract after Scott Perry selected him with the 42nd pick in the second round last week.
Michael Scotto of HoopsHype claims that Raynaud has agreed to a “three-year, $5.95 million deal.”
Scotto explained that the contract has a three-year team option after being fully guaranteed for the first two seasons.
Drew Eubanks was signed after Jonas Valanciunas was traded, creating a new center rotation and maybe opening up a spot for rookie Raynaud.
During his four seasons at Stanford, the seven-foot French big man shown remarkable growth every season, much like Clifford.
Raynaud played 33.5 minutes in 35 games last season, averaging 20.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists. Last season, he was the only player in NCAA Division 1 to record 20 points and 10 rebounds a game.
In 25 games, the 22-year-old had 50 blocks using his 7’1 wingspan. He wasn’t your average second-round big man, though.
Raynaud converted 46.7 percent of field goals and led Stanford in field goal attempts (16.1). However, his ability to shoot 34.7 percent on 5.5 three-point tries a game may have been his most noteworthy skill set.
Most mocks predict Raynaud to be a first-round pick, but according to ABC10’s Matt George, Raynaud wants to join the Kings.
Mike Brown’s time as the Sacramento Kings’ head coach was interesting. Brown joined the team in 2022 and finished with a 107-88 record, including a 48-34 campaign in his first year that broke Sacramento’s 16-year playoff drought.
In 22–23, Brown won the unanimous NBA Coach of the Year award for the second consecutive year. Brown was released by the Kings 31 games into his third season. When Doug Christie was named the long-term coach this summer after being promoted to interim coach, many people thought the move was premature.
After Tom Thibodeau’s tenure, Brown, who was still paid by Sacramento, was a serious contender for the head coaching position at the New York Knicks.
New York is “expected to land on two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Brown,” according to a Wednesday morning report by ESPN’s Shams Charania.