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Revision as of 21:50, 12 July 2015

Aron Baynes
Baynes with Washington State in 2008
No. 12 – Detroit Pistons
PositionCenter / Power forward
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-12-09) 9 December 1986 (age 38)
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 (Lithuania)
2010–2011EWE Baskets Oldenburg (Germany)
2011–2012Ikaros Kallitheas (Greece)
2012–2013Union Olimpija (Slovenia)
2013–2015San Antonio Spurs
2013→Austin Toros (D-League)
2015–presentDetroit Pistons
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Representing  Australia
FIBA Oceania Championship
Gold medal – first place 2011 Australia National team
Silver medal – second place 2009 Australia/New Zealand National team

Aron John Baynes (born 9 December 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He attended the Australian Institute of Sport in 2005 and played college basketball for Washington State University.[1] His older brother, Callum, also played professional basketball.[2]

Professional career

On 1 June 2009, Baynes signed a two-year deal with Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League.[3][4] In July 2009, he joined the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2009 NBA Summer League where he averaged 2.0 points and 2.8 rebounds in five games. Following the 2009–10 season, he parted ways with Lietuvos Rytas.[5]

On 15 July 2010, Baynes signed a two-year deal with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of the Basketball Bundesliga.[6] In 40 games, he averaged 6.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. On 29 June 2011, he parted ways with Oldenburg.[7]

On 24 August 2011, Baynes signed a one-year deal with Ikaros Kallitheas of the Greek Basket League.[8]

On 1 August 2012, Baynes signed a one-year deal with Union Olimpija of the Slovenian Basketball League.[9] On 5 January 2013, he played his final game for Olimpija as he later left the team in pursuit of an NBA contract.[10]

On 23 January 2013, Baynes signed with the San Antonio Spurs.[11] In his second NBA game, Baynes recorded 7 points, 9 rebounds and 1 block in a 102–78 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats.[12] During the 2012–13 season, he was assigned multiple times to Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.[13] He made his first NBA career start in Game 4 of the Spurs' first round playoff match-up against the Los Angeles Lakers, and was tasked with defending Dwight Howard.[14] 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.[15] He was recalled on 2 December,[16] reassigned on 8 December[17] and recalled again on 9 December.[18] On 6 May 2014, he recorded playoff career high numbers of 10 points and 7 rebounds in a 116-92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals.[19] On 15 June 2014, Baynes won his first NBA championship after the Spurs defeated the Miami Heat 4 games to 1 in the 2014 NBA Finals.

On 26 September 2014, Baynes re-signed with the Spurs.[20] On 20 December 2014, he scored a then career-high 16 points as he started in place of Tim Duncan in the 93-99 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[21] On 3 April 2015, Baynes tied a career-high of 18 points in a win over the Denver Nuggets.[22]

On July 12, 2015, Baynes signed with the Detroit Pistons.[23]

International career

Aron Baynes and Patty Mills in front of the ACT Legislative Assembly in July 2014, with the NBA championship trophy.

In the summer of 2010, Baynes was named to the Australian senior men's national team to play at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey. Baynes also played for the Boomers at the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. Although he only averaged 12 minutes per game, Baynes finished as the team's fifth-leading scorer, and had averages of 7.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, and an impressive .65 field goal percentage.[24]

Baynes competed at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain where he averaged 16.8 points and 7.0 rebounds in six games.[25]

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

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 .000 .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
Career 139 21 12.6 .521 .200 .847 3.6 .5 .1 .2 4.8

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 San Antonio 4 1 5.8 .571 .000 .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
Career 18 1 6.9 .516 .000 .800 2.0 .0 .2 .0 2.2

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. ^ London 2012 – Aron Baynes
  2. ^ Improbable Journey From Down Under
  3. ^ Lietuvos Rytas tabs center Baynes
  4. ^ Lietuvos Rytas goes big with Baynes
  5. ^ Five players will leave Lietuvos Rytas
  6. ^ Aron Baynes inks with Oldenburg
  7. ^ Aaron Baynes leaves Oldenburg
  8. ^ Ikaros gets Aron Bynes
  9. ^ "Union Olimpija also lands Baynes". Euroleague.net. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
  10. ^ Aron Baynes close to sign a multi-year deal with the Spurs
  11. ^ Spurs Sign Aron Baynes
  12. ^ Notebook: Spurs 102, Bobcats 78
  13. ^ 2012-13 NBA Assignments
  14. ^ Notebook: Spurs 103, Lakers 82
  15. ^ Spurs Assign Baynes and De Colo to Austin Toros
  16. ^ Spurs Recall Baynes and De Colo
  17. ^ Spurs Assign Baynes, De Colo and Thomas to Toros
  18. ^ Spurs Recall Baynes and De Colo from Toros
  19. ^ Tony Parker scores 33 as Spurs take Game 1 with rout of Blazers
  20. ^ Spurs Re-Sign Aron Baynes
  21. ^ Ellis leads Mavericks over Spurs 99-93
  22. ^ Green scores 21 to help Spurs cruise past Nuggets
  23. ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Center Aron Baynes". NBA.com. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  24. ^ Aron Baynes – 2012 Olympic Men
  25. ^ 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup – Aron Baynes
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