NBL Tribunal Needs Overhaul After a Decade of Inconsistencies
September 16, 2024
Aron Baynes
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 9/12/86
- Place of Birth: Gisborne (New Zealand)
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 208
- Weight (KG): 119
- Junior Assoc: QLD - Cairns
- College: Washington State (2005–2009)
- NBL DEBUT: 18/09/22
- AGE AT DEBUT: 35
- LAST NBL GAME: 16/02/24
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 37
- NBL History: Brisbane 2023-24
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Although born in New Zealand, Baynes and his family moved to Australia when he was three years of age. He was a late adopter to the game of basketball, instead focusing on playing Rugby in the small 7,000 strong towns of Mareeba. He began playing basketball only in his late teens after his brother Callum told a local basketball coach about his 15 year old brother who already stood at 6’8″. Quickly, Baynes attracted the attention of nearby Cairns Taipans coach Aaron Fearne with his size, strength and athleticism. Baynes was selected to play for Queensland that same year. Baynes received a scholarship to attend the Australian Institute of Sport (Canberra) in 2005. He spent two years year there and played for the program’s state league team (2005).
FAMILY: Aron’s brother, Callum Baynes also played 33 games in the NBL. Wife Rachel Adekponya, two children
NBL EXPERIENCE
Aron Baynes made his NBL debut with the Brisbane Bullets at 35 years of age. He scored 14 points in his first game.
After finishing second last the season prior, Brisbane loaded up by adding Boomers big man Aron Baynes and veteran guard Tyler Johnson who had been teammates while playing in the NBA with Phoenix.
Devondrick Walker (via NBL1) was signed as a second import and local talent Harry Froling (via Illawarra), Gorjok Gak (via Europe) and DJ Mitchell (via NBL1), son of former Bullets import Mike Mitchell, were also brought into the squad to complement the returning core of Jason Cadee, Tyrell Harrison, Tanner Krebs and captain Nathan Sobey.
The Bullets off-season recruiting saw many in the media pencil them in as a top four team but with the health of both Sobey coming back from a knee injury that had kept him on the sidelines for half of NBL22 and Baynes returning to the court after a neck injury suffered at the Olympics almost left him paralysed, many questioned their ability to stay healthy.
Six games into the season and the Bullets had yet to win a game. Baynes (11.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists) was far from the NBA player he was 12 months earlier and Sobey (15.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.6 assists) recorded his lowest numbers for points and rebounds in five years.
Brisbane then recorded back-to-back wins, both against Illawarra. The first victory (82-56) on the back of a 17 point, 14 rebound effort from Baynes and the second (86-61) thanks to Sobey, scoring 14 first quarter points and 22 first half points, both career highs. The wins marking the first time Brisbane had won consecutive matches by at least 25-points since February 2007.
A two point victory over a strong Tasmanian team (74-72) gave them a three game winning streak, but just when things started to look positive, the decision was made to release underperforming import Walker (9.0 points, 1.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists) and fire head coach James Duncan.
Walker was replaced by Andrew White (7.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 0.7 assists) and Duncan was replaced by General Manager Sam Mackinnon as interim coach, a move that lasted just three games before assistant coach and former Townsville Crocodile Greg Vanderjagt took the reins for the remainder of the season but the best of the Bullets season was behind them.
Reports of an untenable relationship between Bullets CEO Peter McLennan and Mackinnon become public and during that time, Brisbane suffered two catastrophic losses, one a 37-point loss to New Zealand which saw Sam Mackinnon suffer the biggest loss by a coach on debut since Alan Black in 1989 and the biggest defeat in the history of the NBL – a 49-point beating from Sydney. Brisbane finished second last again (8-20) with three of their eight wins coming against Illawarra, who recorded their worst season ever.
Baynes, who reportedly was a key part signed to a $1 million dollar contract, won the club’s Defensive Player of the Year award and was a key factor the little success the team had. When Baynes played well, the Bullets tended to play well. When the star centre played full minutes in wins for the Bullets – which happened six times over the course of the season – his averages improved to 14.1 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Other than Tyler Johnson (15.9 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.2 steals) being nominated for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award (won by Barry Brown Jr), the season was a collection of underachievement that saw a mass exodus of players at the end of the year.
2023/24
In 2023/24, Baynes averaged 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 0.5 assists as the Bullets finished in seventh place (13-15).
Aron Baynes played two seasons the Brisbane Bullets. He averaged 9.5 points, 6 rebounds, and 0.7 assists in 47 NBL games.
Dan Boyce is a die-hard Sydney Kings fan who grew up in Melbourne during the roaring 90's of Australian Basketball and spent far too much time collecting Futera NBL Basketball cards.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2023-24 | 37 | Brisbane | 13-15 (7) | 23 | 327.0 | 168 | 98 | 12 | 47 | 51 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 74 | 59 | 123 | 48% | 8 | 25 | 32% | 42 | 53 | 79% | 57% | 51% | 15 |
| 2022-23 | 36 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 24 | 563.0 | 281 | 186 | 24 | 56 | 130 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 71 | 111 | 243 | 46% | 21 | 57 | 37% | 38 | 58 | 66% | 52% | 50% | 21 | Totals | 47 | 890 | 449 | 284 | 36 | 103 | 181 | 8 | 19 | 76 | 145 | 170 | 366 | 46.4% | 29 | 82 | 35.4% | 80 | 111 | 72.1% | 54% | 50% | 21 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2023-24 | 37 | Brisbane | 13-15 (7) | 23 | 14.2 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 48% | 0.3 | 1.1 | 32% | 1.8 | 2.3 | 79% | 57% | 51% | 15 |
| 2022-23 | 36 | Brisbane | 8-20 (9) | 24 | 23.5 | 11.7 | 7.8 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 46% | 0.9 | 2.4 | 37% | 1.6 | 2.4 | 66% | 52% | 50% | 21 | Total | 47 | 18.9 | 9.6 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 7.8 | 46.4% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 35.4% | 0.6 | 1.7 | 72.1% | 54% | 50% | 21 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- AIS 2005
Baynes was a part of the Cairns Marlins team that won the 2004 Queensland Basketball League (QBL) and Australian Basketball Association (ABA) Championships. The team was arguably the greatest team the Marlins ever fielded with Nathan Jawai, Aaron Grabau, Aaron Fearne, Curt Ahwang and Kerry Williams all members of the team. The teams head coach was future Cairns Taipans CEO Mark Beecroft.
FIBA EXPERIENCE
Baynes first played for the Australian national team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship where he received limited minutes.
Baynes competed at his first Olympics as part of the Boomers squad for the London 2012 Games. With Australia missing its NBA big man Andrew Bogut they would lose their opening two preliminary matches to Brazil and Spain, they went on to defeat China, hosts Great Britain and Russia to set up a quarter-final match against the USA. The Boomers (3-2) went down 119–86 to the eventual gold medallists, who featured superstars Kobe Bryant (20 points), Kevin Durant (14 points) and Lebron James (who recorded a 11 point, 12 rebound, 14 assist triple-double) on their roster. USA would go on to win the gold medal while Patty Mills was the leading scorer for the tournament (21.2 ppg) and Australia finished in seventh place.
He has been a starter for the Boomers since the 2012 Olympics in London where the team was eliminated in the Quarterfinals by the USA. Baynes averaged 8 points and 3 rebounds for the tournament.
In July 2014, Bairstow was named to the Boomers squad for the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain which saw NBA stars Patty Mills and Andrew Bogut both unavailable due to injuries. Australia would lose their their opening game against Slovenia (80-90). The went on to defeat South Korea (55-89), Lithuania (82-75) and Mexico (62-70) before controversially losing to Angola. After Australia had led the game by ten at the half, they would lose the game (83-91) and fall to third place in their pool, and allowing them to avoid USA until the semi finals. This set them up to face Turkey in the crossover games, which they lost, 64-65, finishing in twelfth place (3-3). a investigation into Australias alleged tanking was undertaken, with Boomers coach Andrej Lemanis rejecting the accusation, saying he rested his players for the next stage due to the heavy tournament schedule. On 26 November 2014, Australia was cleared of tanking by FIBA. As a member of the Boomers 2014 FIBA World Cup squad, Baynes was the teams leading scorer (17 ppg) and rebounder (7 rpg).
In 2016, Baynes was selected for the Boomers squad that competed at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. Alongside Patty Mills (21.3 ppg and 1.7 apg) and Andrew Bogut (9.3 ppg and 5.1 rpg), Baynes (9.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, and 1.6 apg) helped Australia reach the semi finals for the first time since 2000. There, Australia would lose to Serbia (61-87) setting up a bronze medal game against Spain. In a game where Australia would be forced to play without Andrew Bogut for the entire second half due to foul trouble and a number of controversial referee calls at the end of the game, Spain was able to gain control of the ball for the final play, giving the Boomers no choice but to foul. Spains Sergio Rodriguez made two free throws with 5.4 seconds left and the Boomers lost (88-89) to finish in fourth-place (equalling Australias best-ever finish in the Olympics).
Baynes returned to play for the Boomers as part of the 2019 FIBA World Cup squad. In their opening pool, Australia was able to win all three games, defeating Canada (92–108), Senegal (81–68) and Lithuania (87-82). Behind the high scoring of Patty Mills (22.8 ppg), Baynes (11.4 ppg) and Joe Ingles (10.5 ppg), the Boomers continued through the second round undefeated, notching up wins against Dominican Republic (82-76) and France (100-98). A victory of Czech Republic (82-70) in the Quarter-finals saw the Boomers face Spain in the semifinals in a rematch of the previous years Olympics bronze medal game. Spain trailed for much of the game but surged in the fourth quarter and took the lead 71-70 when Pau Gasol hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds to play in regulation. Mills had two free throws to win the game with 4.8 seconds to play, but he missed the second after making the first to send the game into overtime (71-71). Both teams had chances to win in regulation and in the first overtime, which ended 80-80. It was two 3-point shots by Llull in the second overtime that pushed Spain to one of its largest leads of the game to defeat Australia (95-88) and advance to the gold medal game against the USA. Australia would face lose to France in the bronze medal game (67–59).
Baynes would don the green and gold once again for the 2020 Olympics (Japan), where the team began their campaign by going undefeated, securing wins over Nigeria (84–67), Italy (86-83) and Germany (89–76). During the Boomers second game against Italy, Baynes would suffer a severe head injury that would see him miss the remaining games of the tournament. Behind the offensive firepower of Patty Mills (19 points), Australia then defeated Argentina (97–59) to advance to the semi finals. There, they lost to a star studded US team (97–78) which featured Kevin Durant (23 points), Devin Booker (20 points) and Jayson Tatum (11 points). Mills (20 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists) was again the top scorer for Australia. This set up a game against Slovenia for the bronze medal, where Luka Doncic (22 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists) and Mills (42 points, 3 rebounds, and 9 assists) led their respective countries in scoring, but Australia would make history, winning the game (107-93) and making history by securing the Boomers first Olympic medal.
FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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| 2020 | 34 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 50.0% | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | 8 | 170 | 91 | 44 | 14 | 12 | 32 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 35 | 62 | 56.5% | 11 | 21 | 52.4% | 10 | 11 | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 30 | 8 | 182 | 77 | 46 | 13 | 20 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 30 | 67 | 44.8% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 17 | 21 | 81.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | 5 | 134 | 84 | 35 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 32 | 68 | 47.1% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 20 | 26 | 76.9% |
| 2012 | 26 | 6 | 73 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 32 | 65.6% | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 3 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 66.7% | 1 | 1 | 100.0% | 1 | 2 | 50.0% | Total | 33 | 601 | 321 | 162 | 33 | 69 | 93 | 15 | 28 | 40 | 61 | 128 | 248 | 52% | 14 | 25 | 56% | 51 | 63 | 81% |
FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
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| 2020 | 34 | 2 | 15.0 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 8.0 | 50.0% | 1.0 | 1.5 | 66.7% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% |
| 2019 | 33 | 8 | 21.3 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 56.5% | 1.4 | 2.6 | 52.4% | 1.3 | 1.4 | 90.9% |
| 2016 | 30 | 8 | 22.8 | 9.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 | 8.4 | 44.8% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 2.1 | 2.6 | 81.0% |
| 2014 | 28 | 5 | 26.8 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 13.6 | 47.1% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 4.0 | 5.2 | 76.9% |
| 2012 | 26 | 6 | 12.2 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 65.6% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0% |
| 2010 | 24 | 4 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 66.7% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0% | 0.3 | 0.5 | 50.0% | Total | 33 | 18.2 | 9.7 | 4.9 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 7.5 | 52% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 56% | 1.5 | 1.9 | 81% |
NBA EXPERIENCE
Baynes signed with the San Antonio Spurs quickly showed he could produce in the NBA, recording seven points, nine rebounds, and one block in his second NBA game. He moved back and forth between the Spurs and their D-League affiliate multiple times during the 2012–13 season.
By next season however Baynes had become part of the Spurs regular rotation and a key part of their postseason success. He recorded playoff career-high numbers of 10 points and seven rebounds in a 116–92 win over the Portland Trail Blazers in game one of the Western Conference semifinals. Baynes would go on to help the Spurs defeat the Miami Heat 4–1 in the 2014 NBA Finals and become an NBA champion.
In the 2014-15 season, Baynes had a career-high 16 points while starting in place of Tim Duncan in a 99–93 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
In July 2015, Baynes signed with the Detroit Pistons as a free agent.
In July 2017 he signed for the Boston Celtics as a free agent before being traded to the Phoenix Suns in June 2019.
Baynes played 522 games in the NBA. He averaged 6 points, 4.6 rebounds, and 0.8 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- January 23, 2013: Signed as a free agent with the San Antonio Spurs.
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September 26, 2014: Re-signed with the San Antonio Spurs and was a part of the teams 2014 championship winning team.
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July 12, 2015: Signed a multi-year contract with the Detroit Pistons
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July 19, 2017: Signed a contract with the Boston Celtics
- July 6, 2018: Signed as a free agent with the Boston Celtics.
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July 6, 2019: Traded by the Boston Celtics with Ty Jerome to the Phoenix Suns for a 2020 1st round draft pick (Desmond Bane was later selected)
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November 24, 2020: Signed as a free agent with the Toronto Raptors.
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August 4, 2021: Waived by the Toronto Raptors.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
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| 1 | 0 | 66% | 50% | 34% | 77% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 170 | 366 | 46.4% | 29 | 82 | 35.4% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2020-21 | 34 | Toronto | C | 53 | 31 | 980 | 324 | 273 | 47 | 87 | 186 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 119 | 134 | 304 | 44% | 27 | 103 | 26% | 29 | 41 | 71% | 50% | 49% |
| 2019-20 | 33 | Phoenix | C | 42 | 28 | 934 | 481 | 237 | 67 | 71 | 166 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 141 | 183 | 381 | 48% | 59 | 168 | 35% | 56 | 75 | 75% | 58% | 56% |
| 2018-19 | 32 | Boston | C | 51 | 18 | 821 | 284 | 240 | 57 | 88 | 152 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 125 | 105 | 223 | 47% | 21 | 61 | 34% | 53 | 62 | 85% | 57% | 52% |
| 2017-18 | 31 | Boston | C | 81 | 67 | 1485 | 482 | 433 | 93 | 129 | 304 | 22 | 51 | 80 | 200 | 210 | 446 | 47% | 3 | 21 | 14% | 59 | 78 | 76% | 50% | 47% |
| 2016-17 | 30 | Detroit | C | 75 | 2 | 1163 | 365 | 333 | 32 | 111 | 222 | 17 | 39 | 50 | 166 | 143 | 279 | 51% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 79 | 94 | 84% | 57% | 51% |
| 2015-16 | 29 | Detroit | C | 81 | 1 | 1233 | 514 | 384 | 51 | 140 | 244 | 21 | 52 | 67 | 151 | 194 | 384 | 51% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 126 | 165 | 76% | 56% | 51% |
| 2014-15 | 28 | San Antonio | C | 70 | 17 | 1122 | 461 | 318 | 35 | 109 | 209 | 16 | 22 | 65 | 162 | 185 | 327 | 57% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 90 | 104 | 87% | 62% | 57% |
| 2013-14 | 27 | San Antonio | C | 53 | 4 | 491 | 161 | 145 | 34 | 57 | 88 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 77 | 71 | 163 | 44% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 19 | 21 | 90% | 47% | 44% |
| 2012-13 | 26 | San Antonio | C | 16 | 0 | 141 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 12 | 58% | 52% | 50% |
| 2012-13 | 26 | San Antonio | C | 16 | 0 | 141 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 12 | 58% | 52% | 50% |
| 2013-14 | 27 | San Antonio | C | 53 | 4 | 491 | 161 | 145 | 34 | 57 | 88 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 77 | 71 | 163 | 44% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 19 | 21 | 90% | 47% | 44% |
| 2014-15 | 28 | San Antonio | C | 70 | 17 | 1122 | 461 | 318 | 35 | 109 | 209 | 16 | 22 | 65 | 162 | 185 | 327 | 57% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 90 | 104 | 87% | 62% | 57% |
| 2015-16 | 29 | Detroit | C | 81 | 1 | 1233 | 514 | 384 | 51 | 140 | 244 | 21 | 52 | 67 | 151 | 194 | 384 | 51% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 126 | 165 | 76% | 56% | 51% |
| 2016-17 | 30 | Detroit | C | 75 | 2 | 1163 | 365 | 333 | 32 | 111 | 222 | 17 | 39 | 50 | 166 | 143 | 279 | 51% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 79 | 94 | 84% | 57% | 51% |
| 2017-18 | 31 | Boston | C | 81 | 67 | 1485 | 482 | 433 | 93 | 129 | 304 | 22 | 51 | 80 | 200 | 210 | 446 | 47% | 3 | 21 | 14% | 59 | 78 | 76% | 50% | 47% |
| 2018-19 | 32 | Boston | C | 51 | 18 | 821 | 284 | 240 | 57 | 88 | 152 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 125 | 105 | 223 | 47% | 21 | 61 | 34% | 53 | 62 | 85% | 57% | 52% |
| 2019-20 | 33 | Phoenix | C | 42 | 28 | 934 | 481 | 237 | 67 | 71 | 166 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 141 | 183 | 381 | 48% | 59 | 168 | 35% | 56 | 75 | 75% | 58% | 56% |
| 2020-21 | 34 | Toronto | C | 53 | 31 | 980 | 324 | 273 | 47 | 87 | 186 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 119 | 134 | 304 | 44% | 27 | 103 | 26% | 29 | 41 | 71% | 50% | 49% |
| 2012-13 | 26 | San Antonio | C | 16 | 0 | 141 | 43 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 50% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 7 | 12 | 58% | 52% | 50% |
| 2013-14 | 27 | San Antonio | C | 53 | 4 | 491 | 161 | 145 | 34 | 57 | 88 | 2 | 5 | 36 | 77 | 71 | 163 | 44% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 19 | 21 | 90% | 47% | 44% |
| 2014-15 | 28 | San Antonio | C | 70 | 17 | 1122 | 461 | 318 | 35 | 109 | 209 | 16 | 22 | 65 | 162 | 185 | 327 | 57% | 1 | 4 | 25% | 90 | 104 | 87% | 62% | 57% |
| 2015-16 | 29 | Detroit | C | 81 | 1 | 1233 | 514 | 384 | 51 | 140 | 244 | 21 | 52 | 67 | 151 | 194 | 384 | 51% | 0 | 2 | 0% | 126 | 165 | 76% | 56% | 51% |
| 2016-17 | 30 | Detroit | C | 75 | 2 | 1163 | 365 | 333 | 32 | 111 | 222 | 17 | 39 | 50 | 166 | 143 | 279 | 51% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 79 | 94 | 84% | 57% | 51% |
| 2017-18 | 31 | Boston | C | 81 | 67 | 1485 | 482 | 433 | 93 | 129 | 304 | 22 | 51 | 80 | 200 | 210 | 446 | 47% | 3 | 21 | 14% | 59 | 78 | 76% | 50% | 47% |
| 2018-19 | 32 | Boston | C | 51 | 18 | 821 | 284 | 240 | 57 | 88 | 152 | 12 | 34 | 40 | 125 | 105 | 223 | 47% | 21 | 61 | 34% | 53 | 62 | 85% | 57% | 52% |
| 2019-20 | 33 | Phoenix | C | 42 | 28 | 934 | 481 | 237 | 67 | 71 | 166 | 10 | 23 | 50 | 141 | 183 | 381 | 48% | 59 | 168 | 35% | 56 | 75 | 75% | 58% | 56% |
| 2020-21 | 34 | Toronto | C | 53 | 31 | 980 | 324 | 273 | 47 | 87 | 186 | 17 | 23 | 46 | 119 | 134 | 304 | 44% | 27 | 103 | 26% | 29 | 41 | 71% | 50% | 49% | Total | 522 | 168 | 8370 | 3115 | 2395 | 421 | 804 | 1591 | 118 | 255 | 445 | 1164 | 1243 | 2543 | 49% | 111 | 360 | 31% | 518 | 652 | 79% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
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| 2012-13 | 26 | San Antonio | C | 16 | 0 | 8.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 2.3 | 50% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.8 | 58% | 52% | 50% |
| 2013-14 | 27 | San Antonio | C | 53 | 4 | 9.3 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 44% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.4 | 0.4 | 90% | 47% | 44% |
| 2014-15 | 28 | San Antonio | C | 70 | 17 | 16.0 | 6.6 | 4.5 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 57% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 25% | 1.3 | 1.5 | 87% | 62% | 57% |
| 2015-16 | 29 | Detroit | C | 81 | 1 | 15.2 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 51% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.6 | 2.0 | 76% | 56% | 51% |
| 2016-17 | 30 | Detroit | C | 75 | 2 | 15.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 51% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 1.1 | 1.3 | 84% | 57% | 51% |
| 2017-18 | 31 | Boston | C | 81 | 67 | 18.3 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 5.5 | 47% | 0.0 | 0.3 | 14% | 0.7 | 1.0 | 76% | 50% | 47% |
| 2018-19 | 32 | Boston | C | 51 | 18 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 47% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 34% | 1.0 | 1.2 | 85% | 57% | 52% |
| 2019-20 | 33 | Phoenix | C | 42 | 28 | 22.2 | 11.5 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 9.1 | 48% | 1.4 | 4.0 | 35% | 1.3 | 1.8 | 75% | 58% | 56% |
| 2020-21 | 34 | Toronto | C | 53 | 31 | 18.5 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 44% | 0.5 | 1.9 | 26% | 0.5 | 0.8 | 71% | 50% | 49% | Total | 522 | 168 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 4.6 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 4.9 | 49% | 0.2 | 0.7 | 31% | 1.0 | 1.2 | 79% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
The next few years were a series of one season stopovers for Baynes which included a brief stint in the NBA Summer League with the Los Angeles Lakers. He then began his professional career, first signing with Lietuvos Rytas Vilnius (Lithuania) where he would rapidly become the best big man outside of the NBA.
It was a remarkable Euroleague season for Baynes, who was in the top 10 for points and rebounds despite his team getting knocked out of competition at the first group stage. He then moved to Germany to play for Oldenburg. in 2010-11, played for Greek side Ikaros Kallitheas for the 2011/12 season and finally Slovenian side Union Olimpija (2012-13) before earning a contract with the San Antonio Spurs.
COLLEGE
After one season in Canberra, the 208cm star headed to the USA, after multiple offers from American colleges, deciding to take up a scholarship at Washington State University. Baynes would establish himself as one of the most physically gifted big men in college basketball, helping the Cougars to several NCAA tournament runs. By the time Baynes graduated he had etched himself into all-time top 10 in field goal percentage (eighth - .546) and blocks (seventh - 93).
AWARDS
- NBA champion (2014)
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