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Celtics to sign Aron Baynes to one-year contract
The Boston Celtics plan to sign free-agent center Aron Baynes to a one-year, $4.3 million contract, according to a league source.
The 6-foot-10 Baynes, born in New Zealand but an Australia national, averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 rebounds over 15.5 minutes per game last season in Detroit. Baynes provides much-needed help on the defensive glass, grabbing 21.6 percent of all defensive caroms when he was on the floor last season.
The Detroit Pistons owned a net rating of plus-5.2 with Baynes on the court last season, best among the team's regulars. Detroit posted a defensive rating of 105.3 for the season but that number plummeted to 98.5 with Baynes on the court. Baynes' overall rebound rate of 15.8 was third on the Pistons -- trailing Andre Drummond and little-used Boban Marjanovic -- but that number would have easily led the Celtics. Olynyk topped Boston regulars with a rebound rate of 13.1 last season.
The 30-year-old Baynes is a veteran of five NBA seasons. He began his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs in 2013 and has averaged 5.2 points and 4.1 rebounds over 14.1 minutes per game for his career.
The 6-foot-10 Baynes, born in New Zealand but an Australia national, averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 rebounds over 15.5 minutes per game last season in Detroit. Baynes provides much-needed help on the defensive glass, grabbing 21.6 percent of all defensive caroms when he was on the floor last season.
The Detroit Pistons owned a net rating of plus-5.2 with Baynes on the court last season, best among the team's regulars. Detroit posted a defensive rating of 105.3 for the season but that number plummeted to 98.5 with Baynes on the court. Baynes' overall rebound rate of 15.8 was third on the Pistons -- trailing Andre Drummond and little-used Boban Marjanovic -- but that number would have easily led the Celtics. Olynyk topped Boston regulars with a rebound rate of 13.1 last season.
The 30-year-old Baynes is a veteran of five NBA seasons. He began his NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs in 2013 and has averaged 5.2 points and 4.1 rebounds over 14.1 minutes per game for his career.