Without a contract in the Australian league, to which he returned following his serious injury, Aron Baynes Would he now be retired? At 37, the interior assures that nothing has been decided yet.
“I don't put labels on it”, he told ESPN. “My body is fine. I enjoy playing. It’s just that right now, I’m focused on my family and being with my kids. I’m just a dad right now. I enjoy not having to be anywhere at any given time, other than dropping the kids off and picking them up from school.”
The highest earner in the Australian league last season, Aron Baynes was only the 9th player in playing time (14.2 minutes per match) for his team, the Brisbane Bullets, who failed to qualify for the playoffs, with a final record of 13 wins for 15 losses in the regular season.
With his 7.3 points and 4.3 rebounds on average, he was especially known for this altercation with an opposing coach, which earned him a five-game suspension from the NBL.
While waiting to find a club, or to retire, the former Spurs (NBA champion in 2014), Pistons, Celtics, Suns and Raptors player is spending time with his family, and as a guest at the “Basketball Without Borders” camp organized by the NBA and FIBA in Perth, from September 19 to 22, where he will play the role of coach.
| Aron Baynes | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | SAN | 16 | 9 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.7 |
| 2013-14 | SAN | 53 | 9 | 43.6 | 0.0 | 90.5 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 3.0 |
| 2014-15 | SAN | 70 | 16 | 56.6 | 25.0 | 86.5 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 6.6 |
| 2015-16 | DET | 81 | 15 | 50.5 | 0.0 | 76.4 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 6.4 |
| 2016-17 | DET | 75 | 16 | 51.3 | 0.0 | 84.0 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 4.9 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | 81 | 18 | 47.1 | 14.3 | 75.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 6.0 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | 51 | 16 | 47.1 | 34.4 | 85.5 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 5.6 |
| 2019-20 | PHX | 42 | 22 | 48.0 | 35.1 | 74.7 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 11.5 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 53 | 19 | 44.1 | 26.2 | 70.7 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| Total | 522 | 16 | 48.9 | 30.8 | 79.4 | 1.5 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 6.0 | |
How to read the stats? GM = Games Played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots Made / Shots Attempted; 3pts = 3-pointers / 3-pointers Attempted; LF = Free Throws Made / Free Throws Attempted; Off = Offensive Rebound; Def = Defensive Rebound; Tot = Total Rebounds; Pd = Assists; Fte: Personal Fouls; Int = Steals; Bp = Loose Balls; Ct: Blocks; Pts = Points.
