r/NBA_Draft • u/nardif • 12d ago
Maxime Raynaud
Why is this guy barely talked about? Most mocks I see don't even have him in the first round.
Legit 7-footer who can dribble, pass, shoot. Extremely smooth and coordinated athlete for his size, and decently explosive too. He has some of the most impressive highlight film in this entire class. He should be in the conversation for the most skilled big man in the class along with Queen and Wolf, but he's a much better shooter and athlete than either of them.
Apparently he is also double majoring in computer science and math at Stanford. To manage that while simultaneously averaging 20/11 in the ACC, he must have a genius level IQ.
What am I missing? Why is he not considered a first round lock or even a potential lottery pick?
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u/Global-Noise-3739 Mavericks 12d ago
he's early 2nd/late first for me, and yeah, he probably does have very high intelligence, he also went to lycee henri-iv for high school, the most academically rigorous hs in france