 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1983, Rautins akava muCanada wechipiri akambonyorwa mumutambo wokutanga we1983 NBA draft. The Rautins akasarudzwa 17th zvachose kuPhiladelphia 76ers mu1983 Draft, inoonekwa semupfuuri akanaka. Asingazivikanwi naRautins, akazivisa kumusasa wekudzidzira nemabhonzo akaparadzaniswa mutsoka yake iyo yakanga isina kurapwa zvakanaka uye yakashata munguva yemwaka. Akakanganiswa nekukuvara, akatamba mumitambo makumi maviri nemasere se rookie ne76ers, avhareji yemaminetsi manomwe chete pamutambo, 1.5 mapoinzi, 1 anobatsira, 1.2 rebounds, uye 0.7 turnovers. MunaGunyana 1984, akachinjirwa kuIndiana Pacers kune wechitatu-kutenderera kusarudza kuti aite nzvimbo yaCharles Barkley pasi pemubhadharo wekupeta asi akazopedzisira asaina semunhu akasununguka neAtlanta Hawks. Akatamba mitambo mina chete yeHawks, avhareji yemaminitsi matatu chete mumakwikwi uye akaregererwa munaNovember 1984. Rautins akaedza kune mamwe mapoka eNBA uye Continental Basketball Association asi akakundikana kuwana nzvimbo nechimwe chikwata. 