There is a very solid chance we will see former Boston Celtics big man Aron Baynes back in the NBA soon, but chances are it won’t be with the Celtics according to new reporting from the Boston Herald’s Adam Himmelsbach.
Per Himmelsbach, the Celtics “checked in on Aron Baynes’ situation but don’t intend to sign the veteran big man.” All of Australia has been working his way back from a scary spinal injury sustained at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for some time now and made the trip to Las Vegas Summer League to work out for teams in hopes of returning to the NBA.
The Celtics do need a backup big man, but one who can play heavy minutes to help preserve veteran big man Al Horford and starting center Robert Williams III for the postseason.
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The fact that Baynes has not played significant high-level basketball since his injury and perhaps concern regarding Baynes’ age and level of recovery could be among any of several reasons Boston might not want to go for a reunion with the former Celtics center.
We hope the Celtics fan favorite center can latch on with another team to complete his impressive effort to make it back to the Association — even if it is always odd to see him in a different uniform.
This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire.
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