Free agent center Aron Baynes, who suffered a serious injury during the Tokyo Olympics last summer, will work out for NBA teams Friday in Las Vegas, Brian Windhorst of ESPN reports.
It’s the next step in a remarkable recovery by the 35-year-old Baynes. He suffered a spinal cord injury after a freak fall while playing for the Australian national team.
As he revealed in January, Baynes ran to the bathroom between the third and fourth quarters of Australia’s game against Italy but didn’t return, prompting a concerned staff member to look for him. That staffer found Baynes in the locker room near the bathroom, sprawled on the floor with blood on his uniform and two puncture marks in his upper arm (possibly caused by two towel hooks on the wall).
Baynes, who had landed on his head and neck after slipping off the rim during a dunk attempt in warmups three days earlier, may have hit his head again when he fell on his way to the bathroom. He was unable to stand up or walk under his own power and was quickly rushed to a Japanese hospital, where he stayed for the rest of Australia’s Olympic run, worried that he might be paralyzed. Scans showed internal bleeding was putting pressure on his spine.
Baynes was in hospitals in Tokyo and Brisbane for nearly two months last summer as he learned to walk again, according to Windhorst. He began playing basketball again in January after regaining his strength through daily physical therapy.
Baynes has played nine seasons in the NBA and averaged 6.1 PPG and 5.2 RPG with the Raptors during the 2020/21 season.
The Celtics make a lot of sense if he’s willing to take the veteran minimum.
Really can’t see anyone else offering more. A return to the Celtics is probably the right call
Can you really see anybody offering him anything?
Agree. Perfect fit.
So before the Celtics have taken a lot at his skills, you think he should be…What makes more sense is you…
Wut?
translation please….
Um…Yeah…Ok…Let’s try this…I don’t know if speak the same language…But…What, the hell…A 35 year old guy, who hasn’t payed in NBA in 2 years, and only sparingly, coming off a major spinal cord injury, is probably not a fit for team he hasn’t played for in 4 years. We are talking about a team that is real close to winning a championship. So, they don’t need a major shake up in their roster. I only speak English. What language do you speak?
Arrogance and ignorance are a dangerous combination.
SF74 your post was incoherent. You blame others for your deficits.
Your original post made zero sense, and your second post wasn’t much better.
He does fit Stevens agenda
Warriors have an open spot and a need for a 3rd C after Looney+Wiseman.
Oh my gawd…Aron Baynes is the key ingredient. He fits contract agreement. He is tall. The Warriors will win a Championship if they sign Aron Baynes. He is completely what the Warriors need. The Fans will be happy if the Warriors sign Aron Baynes
He wasn’t even that good BEFORE he suffered the catastrophic injury and couldn’t walk. What’s he going to be like now at 35 years old, missing a year of basketball, and actually laid out in the hospital thinking he was paralyzed for a portion of time?
Yes sign him right away. He’s the man to get.
Didn’t this dude accidentally break Steph’s hand?
I vote for the warriors!
My favorite Aaron Baynes story is when Tommy Heinsohn bumped into him in the shower. Hilarious.
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Why am I not surprised that ‘A’sfanintheUK’ thinks the Warriors should take a serious look at Baynes? The Warriors were not interested in him before they drafted Steph Curry. Why would they be interested in him now?
That’s because A’sfaninLexington has no clue.
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