Spurs to sign Aussie big man Aron Baynes

[Grinder]

I've seen this guy play a bunch of times and he's got a fair bit of game. He's 7'0" in shoes and around 270 lbs and uses his size well to grab rebounds and score in the paint. He also has a decent mid range J. He'll make a solid 4th or 5th big for the Spurs.

He averaged 14/10 in the Euroleague this past season (his team was terrible) and led the first phase in rebounding.

Aron Baynes contract details (unconfirmed): 750k (prorated?), 750k, 2 million, 2 million. Last two years at Spurs options. Cheap deal for SA

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[madmax]

good move.
Athletic, strong and tough big man will help Spurs tremendously. He should be doing even better in NBA than in Europe in my opinion

[madmax]

I've seen this guy play a bunch of times and he's got a fair bit of game. He's 7'0" in shoes and around 270 lbs and uses his size well to grab rebounds and score in the paint. He also has a decent mid range J. He'll make a solid 4th or 5th big for the Spurs.

He averaged 14/10 in the Euroleague this past season (his team was terrible) and led the first phase in rebounding.



http://www.spurstalk.com/forums/show...12#post6286712
http://www.draftexpress.com/profile/Aron-Baynes-5086/

hardly.
He's 6'10 barefeet

[JohnnySic]

If the Spurs are adding an international guy, he's probably pretty good.

[andremiller07]

The guy is strong as an oxe, hes not the most athletic in terms of explosiveness hes kinda a poor mans Petkoivc I would say.

[Grinder]

hardly.
He's 6'10 barefeet

Measured 6'10.5" barefoot at the combine and 7' in shoes at the draft combine a few years ago.

[dbugz]

If the Spurs are adding an international guy, he's probably pretty good.

Something Ainge is really bad at.. especially the big ones.

[alenleomessi]

from the olympics he seemed like a skilled but not so bright young man
pop should fix that though

[Wonder Bread Kid]

The guy is strong as an oxe, hes not the most athletic in terms of explosiveness hes kinda a poor mans Petkoivc I would say.

Dude gets up for a big man. He dunks nearly every time around the rim.

[andremiller07]

Dude gets up for a big man. He dunks nearly every time around the rim.

Really I watched him play for most his college career/Australia and while yeah he could dunk I never really thought of him as a explosive athlete. Maybe hes closer to Jason Smith than my memory might be letting me down.

[madmax]

The guy is strong as an oxe, hes not the most athletic in terms of explosiveness hes kinda a poor mans Petkoivc I would say.

he has much better hops than Pekovic, trust me...I've watched every single game of this guy when he played for my favorite team. He has all the physical tools to succeed, only missing in skills and brain department a bit

[JerryWest]

he has much better hops than Pekovic, trust me...I've watched every single game of this guy when he played for my favorite team. He has all the physical tools to succeed, only missing in skills and brain department a bit

So he's basically Javale Mcgee

[andremiller07]

he has much better hops than Pekovic, trust me...I've watched every single game of this guy when he played for my favorite team. He has all the physical tools to succeed, only missing in skills and brain department a bit

The comparsion to Pekovic was more in that there bodies are made out of steel and are both a bit stiff, I guess a cross between Pek/Jason Smith is a better way of looking at it.

[T-Time3]

If the Spurs are adding an international guy, he's probably pretty good.

agree
but nando de colo has been a bit "shy", no ?

[ClintDogg]

This guy wont last long.

The only reason hes getting a "look in" is because the Australian Coach (Brett Brown/since stepped down too) is a Spurs Assistant.

Ive seen him play a few Olympic Exhibition games here in Australia, we have plenty of other Aussies that are a lot better than this guy.