BOSTON, MA -The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed free agent
center Aron Baynes. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
“We are thrilled to have Aron aboard,” said Celtics president of basketball
operations Danny Ainge. “He’s a great teammate, a hard worker and provides us
some needed strength and toughness on the interior.”
A five-year NBA veteran with San Antonio and Detroit, Baynes (6-10, 260 lbs) has
averaged 5.2 points (51.4% FG, 81.1% FT), 4.1 rebounds and 14.1 minutes in 295
career games (24 starts). He’s averaged at least 4.4 rebounds and 1.5 offensive
boards in each of the last three seasons.
In 75 games (two starts) with the Pistons in 2016-17, Baynes, 30, averaged 4.9
points (51.3% FG, 84.0% FT) and 4.4 rebounds in 15.5 minutes. He scored a
season-high 20 points (8-13 FG) against Oklahoma City on Nov. 14, and hauled in
a career-high 17 rebounds to go along with 13 points against Phoenix on March
19. The Washington State University product recorded two double-doubles last
season.
Baynes has made four postseason appearances in his five-year NBA career, and was
a member of the Spurs team that won an NBA Championship in 2013-14. He played in
14 playoff games that year, including a 10-point performance in Game 1 of the
Western Conference Semifinals against Portland.
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