Maxime Pierre Raynaud (Born 7 April 2003) is a French professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal.
College career.
Raynaud graduated from Lycée Henri-IV in his native Paris. Seeking to play college basketball in the United States, Raynaud committed to the Stanford Cardinal. He established himself as a part of the Cardinal rotation under coach Jerod Haase in his first two seasons. As a junior in the 2023–24 season, Raynaud saw an increase in his productivity, averaging 15.5 points and 9.6 rebounds per game. He was named second-team All-Pac-12 and the Most Improved Player in the conference.
With the firing of Haase at the close of the season, Raynaud entered the transfer portal and considered leaving Stanford, but ultimately chose to remain and play for new coach Kyle Smith in Stanford's inaugural season in the Atlantic Coast Conference. At the close of the season, Raynaud was named the recipient of the Skip Prosser Award for top scholar-athlete in the ACC.
French national team.
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 who won gold at the 2023 FIBA U20 European Championship, leading the team in scoring (26) in their championship win over Israel.