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Aron Baynes
Baynes guarding John Wall in 2016
No. 46 – Boston Celtics
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 37)
Gisborne, New Zealand
NationalityAustralian
Listed height6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight260 lb (118 kg)
Career information
High schoolMareeba State (Mareeba, Queensland)
Cairns State (Cairns, Queensland)
CollegeWashington State (2005–2009)
NBA draft2009: undrafted
Playing career2009–present
Career history
2009–2010Lietuvos rytas Vilnius
2010–2011EWE Baskets Oldenburg
2011–2012Ikaros Kallitheas
2012–2013Union Olimpija
2013–2015San Antonio Spurs
2013→Austin Toros
2015–2017Detroit Pistons
2017–presentBoston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Representing  Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Australia
Silver medal – second place 2009 Australia/New Zealand

Aron John Baynes (born 9 December 1986) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Washington State University before starting his professional career in Europe. In 2013, he joined the San Antonio Spurs, and a year later, won an NBA championship with the Spurs. In 2015, he joined the Detroit Pistons. After two seasons with the Pistons, he joined the Celtics. Baynes also plays for the Australian national team.

Early life

Born in Gisborne, New Zealand, Baynes moved with his family to the small Australian town of Mareeba, Queensland at three years of age.[1][2] He grew up playing rugby league in Far North Queensland while attending Mareeba State High School until the age of 15 when his older brother, Callum, introduced him to basketball.[3] As a result, Baynes decided to focus on pursuing a career in basketball and subsequently quit rugby. Shortly after high school graduation, he joined the Australian Institute of Sport in 2004–05 and accepted a college scholarship to play for Washington State University in 2006.[4]

Professional career

Europe (2009–2013)

On 29 May 2009, Baynes signed a two-year deal with Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[5][6] In July 2009, he played for the Los Angeles Lakers' Summer League team. Following the 2009–10 season, he parted ways with Lietuvos Rytas.[7]

On 15 July 2010, Baynes signed a two-year deal with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the German Basketball Bundesliga.[8] In 40 games for Oldenburg in 2010–11, he averaged 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On 29 June 2011, he parted ways with Oldenburg.[9]

On 24 August 2011, Baynes signed a one-year deal with Ikaros Kallitheas of the Greek Basket League.[10]

On 1 August 2012, Baynes signed a one-year deal with Union Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League.[11] On 5 January 2013, he played his final game for Olimpija, as he later left the team in pursuit of an NBA contract.[12]

San Antonio Spurs (2013–2015)

On 23 January 2013, Baynes signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[13] In his second NBA game, Baynes recorded seven points, nine rebounds and one block in a 102–78 win over the Charlotte Bobcats.[14] During the 2012–13 season, he was assigned multiple times to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.[15] He made his first NBA start in Game 4 of the Spurs' first-round playoff match-up against the Los Angeles Lakers, and was tasked with defending Dwight Howard.[16] The Spurs went on to reach the 2013 NBA Finals but lost the series in seven games to the Miami Heat.

On 1 December 2013, Baynes was reassigned to the Austin Toros.[17] He was recalled on 2 December,[18] reassigned on 8 December,[19] and recalled again on 9 December.[20] On 6 May 2014, he recorded playoff career-high numbers of 10 points and seven rebounds in a 116–92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals.[21] Baynes went on to help the Spurs defeat the Miami Heat 4–1 in the 2014 NBA Finals to claim his first NBA championship.

On 26 September 2014, Baynes re-signed with the Spurs.[22] On 20 December 2014, he scored a then career-high 16 points while starting in place of Tim Duncan in a 99–93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[23] On 1 April 2015 and 3 April 2015, Baynes had back-to-back 18-point games.[24]

Detroit Pistons (2015–2017)

On 12 July 2015, Baynes signed with the Detroit Pistons.[25] On 19 March 2016, he scored a career-high 21 points in a 115–103 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[26]

On 14 November 2016, Baynes scored 20 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder while starting in place of Andre Drummond.[27]

Boston Celtics (2017–present)

On 19 July 2017, Baynes signed with the Boston Celtics.[28] On 8 November 2017, he matched his career high with 21 points in a 107–96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.[29] In the Celtics' regular season finale on 11 April 2018, Baynes led a short-handed Boston lineup with a career-best 26 points and 14 rebounds in a 110–97 win over the Brooklyn Nets.[30]

On 7 July 2018, Baynes re-signed with the Celtics.[31] On 19 December 2018, in a 111–103 loss to the Phoenix Suns, Baynes broke a bone in his left hand.[32] He was subsequently ruled out for four to six weeks.[33] He returned to action on 16 January 2019 against the Toronto Raptors.[34] On 3 February, he was sidelined with a left foot contusion.[35]

National team career

Baynes has played for the Australian national team, the Boomers, at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey, the 2012 Summer Olympics in London,[36] the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain,[37] and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. The Boomers' Rio campaign saw them reach the bronze medal match, where they lost to Spain.

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold  Career high
† Denotes season in which Baynes won the NBA championship

NBA

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 San Antonio 16 0 8.8 .500 .000 .583 2.0 .3 .1 .4 2.7
2013–14† San Antonio 53 4 9.3 .436 - .905 2.7 .6 .0 .1 3.0
2014–15 San Antonio 70 17 16.0 .566 .250 .865 4.5 .5 .2 .3 6.6
2015–16 Detroit 81 1 15.2 .505 .000 .764 4.7 .6 .3 .6 6.3
2016–17 Detroit 75 2 15.5 .513 - .840 4.4 .4 .2 .5 4.9
2017–18 Boston 81 67 18.3 .471 .143 .756 5.3 1.1 .3 .6 6.0
2018–19 Boston 51 18 16.1 .471 .344 .855 4.7 1.1 .2 .7 5.6
Career 427 109 15.1 .498 .281 .808 4.4 .7 .2 .5 5.4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 San Antonio 4 1 5.8 .571 - .000 1.3 .0 .0 .0 2.0
2014† San Antonio 14 0 7.2 .500 .000 .800 2.2 .0 .2 .0 2.3
2015 San Antonio 4 0 10.0 .300 - 1.000 2.5 .3 .0 .0 2.3
2016 Detroit 4 0 11.0 .444 - .667 2.0 .5 .0 .0 2.5
2018 Boston 19 12 20.5 .506 .478 .722 6.2 1.0 .2 .6 6.0
2019 Boston 9 5 12.8 .571 .333 .500 2.8 .3 .3 .3 2.1
Career 54 16 13.2 .497 .444 .750 3.6 .5 .2 .3 3.6

EuroLeague

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG PIR
2009–10 Lietuvos Rytas 10 8 13.3 .511 .000 .643 3.0 .2 .4 .9 5.5 3.0
2012–13 Union Olimpija 10 10 26.2 .587 .000 .698 9.8 .5 .5 .5 13.8 18.2
Career 20 18 19.8 .562 .000 .684 6.4 .4 .5 .7 9.7 10.6

See also

References

  1. ^ Aron Baynes is the last Aussie left in the NBA — but now faces the monster task of LeBron James
  2. ^ Baynes and bro' not doing a Hunt
  3. ^ "Improbable Journey From Down Under". Spurs.com.
  4. ^ Bennett: Baynes a man of many faces, accessed March 1, 2018
  5. ^ "Lietuvos Rytas goes big with Baynes".
  6. ^ "Lietuvos Rytas tabs center Baynes".
  7. ^ "Five players will leave Lietuvos Rytas".
  8. ^ "Aron Baynes inks with Oldenburg".
  9. ^ "Aaron Baynes leaves Oldenburg". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Ikaros gets Aron Bynes". Archived from the original on 7 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Union Olimpija also lands Baynes". Euroleague.net. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  12. ^ "Aron Baynes close to sign a multi-year deal with the Spurs".
  13. ^ "Spurs Sign Aron Baynes - San Antonio Spurs".
  14. ^ "Bobcats at Spurs".
  15. ^ "NBA Development League: 2012-13 NBA Assignments". origin.nba.com.
  16. ^ "Spurs at Lakers".
  17. ^ "Spurs Assign Baynes and De Colo to Austin Toros - San Antonio Spurs".
  18. ^ "Spurs Recall Baynes and De Colo - San Antonio Spurs".
  19. ^ "Spurs Assign Baynes, De Colo and Thomas to Toros - San Antonio Spurs".
  20. ^ "Spurs Recall Baynes and De Colo from Toros - San Antonio Spurs".
  21. ^ "Trail Blazers vs. Spurs - Game Recap - May 6, 2014 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  22. ^ "Spurs Re-Sign Aron Baynes - San Antonio Spurs".
  23. ^ "Spurs at Mavericks".
  24. ^ "Aron Baynes 2014-15 Game Log - Basketball-Reference.com". Basketball-Reference.com.
  25. ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Center Aron Baynes". NBA.com. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  26. ^ "Nets vs Pistons".
  27. ^ "Thunder vs. Pistons - Game Recap - November 14, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  28. ^ "Boston Celtics Sign Aron Baynes". NBA.com. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Baynes lifts Celtics over Lakers for 10th straight win". ESPN.com. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  30. ^ "Baynes 26 points, 14 rebounds leads Celtics past Nets". ESPN.com. 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  31. ^ "Celtics Re-Sign Aron Baynes". NBA.com. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  32. ^ "Booker, Ayton carry Suns past Celtics for 4th straight win". ESPN.com. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  33. ^ "Aron Baynes Injury Update". NBA.com. 20 December 2018. Retrieved 22 December 2018.
  34. ^ "Irving's 27 points, 18 assists leads Celtics past Raptors". ESPN.com. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
  35. ^ Randall, Dakota (3 February 2019). "Aron Baynes Injury: Celtics Center To Miss 'Few Weeks' With Foot Contusion". nesn.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  36. ^ "Aron Baynes – 2012 Olympic Men". Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 12 August 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  37. ^ 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Aron Baynes

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