כשהיום נזכרים שמקסים ריינאוד נבחר רק מס' 42 בדראפט האחרון, הרבה קבוצות מכות את עצמן בתחת על שנתנו לשחקן כזה לברוח 42 פעמים. אוקיי – נניח 36 פעמים. KIA ROOKIE, סולם לבחירת 'רוקי העונה', שם אותו נכון להיום מס' 6.

הנה גודלו:

Maxime Raynaud is listed at 7'1" (2.16m) and 250 lbs (113kg), with official NBA Draft Combine measurements of 7'0 1/4" barefoot, a 7'1 1/4" wingspan, and a 9'2" standing reach, making him a tall French center/forward for the Sacramento Kings

ובנוסף לגודלו, בן ה-22 הזה הוא גם יפה תואר. הוא קולע היום ממוצע של 10.5 נק' בדיוק של 56.6% מהפארקט, עם 6.5 ריב' למשחק. כמובן שסיבה חשובה להתפתחותו המהירה היא הפציעה לדומנטס סבוניס –

With him out, Raynaud took over as the starting center, being forced to play through mistakes and continue getting reps against some of the most seasoned big men in the league. It's a heck of an education.

The future of the Kings' franchise is Maxime Raynaud

העתיד של סקרמנטו קינגס הוא REBUILT – בנייה מחדש. בעמדת הסנטר הם כבר מסודרים כי מקסים הוכיח את עצמו כשחקן בוגר שנים מעל גילו בצורה שהוא קיבל על עצמו להיכנס למשבצת של סבוניס, ולהשתפר כמעט מיום ליום.

העתיד תלוי הרבה במנג'ר של הקבוצה Scott Perry, ובמאמן דאג כריסטי. שניהם, אגב, כבר הביעו רצון להטריד את סבוניס. עד אז כריסטי יצטרך להחליט מי עולה עם החמישייה בעמדת הסנטר.

שוב –

Again, Maxime Raynaud was the 42nd draft pick in the 2025 NBA Draft and now sits at number six on the Kia Rookie Ladder. That means several other teams selected other players, particularly other centers, over him and he has eclipsed the vast majority of them.

מקסים הוא בן 22, אחרי שבילה 4 שנים באוניברסיטת סטנפורד המעולה בפאלו-אלטו, קליפורניה, הידועה כאחת שלא נותנת כל הנחות אקדמאיות לספורטאים שלה. הוא התמחה וקיבל את תואר ה-B.S במתמטיקה ותורת המחשבים עם מקצוע משני ב-AI – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. הוא זכה בתואר ACC Scholar-Athlete of theYear

אם כך , מדובר בכוכב כדורסל יפה-תואר בעל אינטליגנציה גבוהה ומוח מתמטי.

College career

Raynaud’s senior season (2024–25) marked the peak of his collegiate career. He posted career-high averages of 20.1 points and 10.9 rebounds per game, recording 23 double-doubles, leading the ACC in rebounding, and ranking among the national statistical leaders. He was named first-team All-ACC and ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, and became one of only three major-conference players in recent history to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, and 50 three-point field goals in a single season, alongside Kevin Durant and Carmelo Anthony.^[5]

Professional career

Raynaud was picked 42nd overall in the 2025 NBA draft by the Sacramento Kings, and later signed a three-year rookie contract^[7] on July 3, 2025.^[8] On November 4, 2025, the Kings assigned Raynaud to the Stockton Kings of the NBA G-League.^[9][10] After appearing only sparingly during the first fifteen games of the season, Raynaud earned increased playing time following an injury to Domantas Sabonis, gradually working his way into the Kings' frontcourt rotation. Beginning on November 20, 2025, he doubled his scoring average from 5.2 to 10.5 points per game with a field-goal percentage of 55.6%^[11]. On November 30, 2025, Raynaud posted what was then the best performance of his young NBA career, scoring 19 points against the Utah Jazz, including 16 points in the fourth quarter^[12]. He credited veteran teammate Russell Westbrook for offering halftime guidance, encouraging him to “roll hard, move around the ball, and do the little things” to become more effective offensively. Westbrook described the exchange as an example of “quiet leadership,” reflecting his approach to mentoring younger players. Head coach Doug Christie also highlighted Westbrook’s involvement, noting that the former MVP regularly participates in technical sessions with the team’s big men^[12]. Raynaud continued his rise a few days later: on December 4, 2025, he recorded 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists against the Houston Rockets, prompting Christie to consider starting him^[11]. He made his first NBA start on December 6, 2025, against the Miami Heat, registering a double-double (12 points, 10 rebounds) with two blocks and no turnovers in a Kings victory^[11].

National team career

Raynaud has been a member of the France national team, competing at several levels of their junior program. He was a starter on the French team that won gold at the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship, leading the team in scoring (26) in their championship win over Israel.^[13]

2. עם יד על הלב, מעניין לדעת איזה אחוז מהעורכים, כתבים וגולשים מהופס שמעו וידעו על Maxime Raynaud לפני הפוסט הזה

3. עשרים שחקני כדורסל ומאמנים לדין על היטמעות, FIXING, והימורים על משחקי קולג'ים והליגה הסינית/ מעתיק ומדביק את המאמר כפי שהוא ב-YAHOO.COM

Twenty people indicted in alleged college basketball and Chinese Basketball Association point-shaving scheme

Nick BrombergSenior writer

Thu, January 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM EST·

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Federal prosecutors in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania have indicted 20 men for their roles in allegedly fixing college basketball and Chinese Basketball Association games.

One of the men charged is former NBA player Antonio Blakeney. He appeared in 76 games for the Chicago Bulls across the 2017-2018 and 2018-2019 seasons and was playing in the CBA in 2022-2023. Fifteen others are or were men's Division I college basketball players and five other college basketball players who have been charged elsewhere are also mentioned in the indictment.

According to the indictment “a group of individuals worked together to recruit and bribe players to help influence or ‘fix’ Chinese Basketball Association men’s basketball games through ‘point shaving’ during the 2022-23 CBA season. The fixers bribed CBA players to underperform and help ensure their team failed to cover the spread in certain games and then, through various sports books, arranged for large wagers to be placed on those games against that team.”

In one alleged instance, Blakeney, who was averaging over 30 points a game that season, scored just 11 points in a blowout win by the Guandong Southern Tigers over his Jiangsu Dragons team. The Tigers were favored by 11.5 points and $198,000 was wagered on the team to cover the spread.

In another alleged instance, Blakeney helped recruit a teammate in exchange for a $20,000 payment to make sure the opponent covered the spread in a game Blakeney didn't participate in.

Following the alleged CBA scheme, prosecutors said “the fixers” then “turned their attention to fixing NCAA men’s basketball games” over the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons. The scheme allegedly involved at least 39 players on 17 teams and involved over 29 games and primarily targeted first-half spreads in mid to low-level Division I games. As a way to persuade the players, "the fixers" would allegedly FaceTime with players to discuss the scheme and even allegedly show them the cash that was at stake.

According to the indictment, Blakeney, Jalen Smith, Marves Fairley, Shane Hennen, Roderick Winkler and Alberto Laureano “would then place wagers on those games through sportsbooks, betting against the team whose player or players they had bribed to engage in this point-shaving scheme. Because of the proliferation of legalized sports betting, the fixers could use numerous sports books to place their bets on these games and conceal the scheme from authorities.”

Prosecutors say the payments to college basketball players ranged from $10,000 to $30,000 a game and there were efforts to recruit multiple players on the same team to make sure that a bet would succeed. Players would then allegedly get paid in cash after their performances.

The scheme allegedly involved Nicholls State players Oumar Koureissi and Diante Smith, Tulane’s Kevin Cross, unnamed players on Northwestern State’s team, St. Louis’ Bradley Ezewiro, Shawn Fulcher and Isaiah Adams at Buffalo and Jalen Terry, Da'Sean Nelson and Micawber Etienne at DePaul and Kennesaw State's Simeon Cottle, among others.

Prosecutors said that the defendants targeted players "for whom the bribe payments would meaningfully supplement or exceed legitimate NIL opportunities" and that they'd focus on underdogs who could fail to cover point spreads.

The indictment lists multiple Big East games DePaul was involved in during the early months of 2024. In one instance, Smith allegedly went to Chicago to pay the three named DePaul players and another person $40,000 in cash for the way they affected the first-half line in a game against Georgetown. On Feb. 24, 2024, the Hoyas had a 41-28 halftime lead. The spread at the half was 2.5 points.

After that Georgetown game, Jalen Smith allegedly texted Etienne "I love Jalen Terry, he perfected his job." Terry didn't score in the first half before he dropped 16 in the second half.

Cottle was the 2025-2026 preseason player of the year in Conference USA and is currently averaging 20.2 points per game over 17 games after scoring 18 points a game a season ago.

Cottle and teammate Demond Robinson allegedly received $40,000 for their performances in a March 1, 2024, game against Queens University. Kennesaw State trailed 52-39 at halftime while Cottle went scoreless in the first 20 minutes. Queens was a 1.5-point first-half favorite.

In October, the NCAA said that it was investigating at least 30 current and former men's basketball players for alleged sports gambling offenses.

"Protecting competition integrity is of the utmost importance for the NCAA,” president Charlie Baker said in a statement. “We are thankful for law enforcement agencies working to detect and combat integrity issues and match manipulation in college sports.

“The pattern of college basketball game integrity conduct revealed by law enforcement today is not entirely new information to the NCAA. Through helpful collaboration and with industry regulators, we have finished or have open investigations into almost all of the teams in today’s indictment.”

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ANTHONY BLACK ARE YOU KIDDING ME????

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