Aron Baynes

Full name: Aron John Baynes

Birth date: December 9, 1986

Birth place: Gisborne [New Zealand]

Height: 2.08 m / 6 ft 10 in

Weight: 118 kg / 260 lbs

Nationality: Australia

College: Washington State

Aron John Baynes (born 9 December 1986) is an Australian professional basketball player 

Baynes was actually born in Gisborne  New Zealand he started playing rugby as a kid 

Gisborne wine Region

Unusual  gisborne 's airport

Unusual  gisborne 's airport

Wine and Food Tour Gisborne

BW Summer Festival at gisborne

Gisborne sunset

Attending high school in north Queensland, Baynes’ interest in basketball was helped by having a professional team nearby.

As a 17-year-old he was training with the NBL’s Cairns Taipans and would later join the Taipans academy and the Australian Institute of Sport, as well as playing in the semi-professional league for the Cairns Marlins with whom he won a national championship in 2004.

Aron Baynes in 2003

Aron 's wife

Parents

HE played college basketball at Washington State University

After a successful four-year stint at Division 1 US college, Washington State University, ranking highly in all-time school records and gaining some international exposure, Baynes entered the 2009 NBA draft

Baynes played collegiately at Washington State from 2005-09, where in 122 career games he averaged 8.7 points and 5.4 rebounds in 22.0 minutes

2009 Lakers 

A short time with the Los Angeles Lakers in the Summer League

His Career 

Games played :    5                    

Minutes per game :   11.4             

Field goal percentage :  0.227         

 3-Points shots percentage  : 000

offensive rebound :  1.2               
defensive rebound :  1.6              
Assists :     0.2                                 
                               

His professional  career in Europe

Lithuanian league team Lietuvos Rytas

Baynes,  began his professional career in 2009-10 playing for Lietuvos Rytas of the Lithuanian Basketball League, a squad that went on to win the Lithuanian National Championship

Statistics for season (2009 - 10) with Lietuvos Rytas

Games played :   10

Minutes per game :  13.3

Field goal attempted  :    4.5                 

3-Points shots attempted :    00

True Shooting Percentage :     0.53         
Effective Field Goal Percentage : 0.51       
Free Throws Attempted Per Game :   0.31
Assist per game : .04

Baynes’ time in Europe allowed him to mature on and off the court, and physically he got in better shape to get the mobility and stamina often lacking in towering players.

In the ten games he played in Slovenia, he averaged 13.8 points and 9.8 rebounds  establishing himself as a major player in the Euroleague.

highlights with  Lietuvos Rytas

http://youtu.be/ByG4q37G8CU

In the summer of 2010 Baynes was named to the Australian senior national team and competed at the 2010 FIBA World Championship in Turkey

Baynes didn’t disappoint for the national team, either. With the Boomers he won a gold medal at the 2011 FIBA Oceania Championship 

 EWE Baskets Oldenburg of Germany

in july 2010 German club EWE Baskets Oldenburg has officially announced the signing of a 23-year-old Australian center Aron Baynes

Aron Baynes in ewe

Aron Baynes in ewe

Statistics for season (2010 - 11) with EWE Baskets Oldenburg of Germany 

Games played :   5

Minutes per game :  22.2

Field goal attempted  :    9.4                

3-Points shots attempted :    00

True Shooting Percentage :     0.59
Effective Field Goal Percentage : 0.55
Free Throws Attempted Per Game :   0.45
Assist per game : .02

EWE Baskets CEO Hermann Schuller was delighted with the acquisition of Aron Baynes: “I am delighted that we managed to bring one of the biggest talents in center position in Europe for two years.”

Ikaros Kallitheas Greece

In August 2011, he signed with Ikaros Kallitheas of Greece for the 2011–12 season

statistics for season ( 2011 - 12 ) with Ikaros Kallitheas

Games played :   23

Minutes per game :  28

Field goal attempted  :    9.7

3-Points shots attempted :    00

True Shooting Percentage :     0.56

Effective Field Goal Percentage : 0.51

Free Throws Attempted Per Game :   0.55

Assist per game : .05

2012 Olympic Games in London

Olympic Games in London, where he averaged 7.5 points and 3.3 rebounds 

and was the fifth-highest scorer in the side during the 2012 London Olympics, averaging 65 per cent field goal accuracy,  

On 1 August 2012, Baynes signed with Union Olimpija of Slovenia. In early January 2013, he left Olimpija to pursue an NBA career

San Antonio spurs  

But before he sign to his new team  the Spurs have paid a $400,000 buyout to Baynes’ team in Slovenia with designs on the bringing him over this season. Due to the usual FIBA red tape, however, it could be days, if not weeks, before he’s permitted to sign his reported multi-year deal in the U.S.

At San Antonio, Baynes has found a home

Aron Baynes signed a 2 year / $1.03 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs, including $1,028,460 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $514,230. 2012-2013 salary : 239,588 2013 - 2014 salary : 788.872 In the 2012-13 NBA season he played just 16 games Career Statistics season ( 2012 - 2013 ) Games played :                        16 Minutes per game :                 8.5 Field goal made :                     1.1 Field goal attempted :            2.3 Field goal percentage :          50 3-Points shots made :            00 3-Points shots attempted :    0.1 3-Points shots percentage  : 00 Free throws made :                  0.4  Free throws attempted :        0.8 Free throws percentage :       58.3 offensive rebound :                 0.8 defensive rebound :                1.3 Total rebound :                         2 Assists :                                      0.3 Turnovers :                                 0.7 Steals :                                         0.1 Blocked shots :                         0.4 Personal fouls :                         1.4 Points :                                        2.7

In the 2013-14 season, he’s played 53 games and 11 in the post-season.

Career Statistics season ( 2013 - 2014 )

Games played :                        53

Minutes per game :                 9.15

Field goal made :                     1.3

Field goal attempted :            3.1

Field goal percentage :          43.6

3-Points shots made :            00

3-Points shots attempted :    0.0

3-Points shots percentage  : 00
Free throws made :                  0.4
 Free throws attempted :        0.4
Free throws percentage :       90.5
offensive rebound :                 1.1
defensive rebound :                1.7
Total rebound :                         2.7
Assists :                                      0.6
Turnovers :                                 0.7
Steals :                                         0.0
Blocked shots :                         0.1
Personal fouls :                         1.5
Points :                                        3

FINALLY

Aron Baynes hopes to re-sign with the San Antonio Spurs, but he is also exporing potential deals with European teams.

Baynes is reportedly searching for a contract worth $1.5 million Euros.

The Spurs extended Baynes a qualifying offer to make him a restricted free agent.