Aron Baynes — center — unrestricted
Oddly, Baynes’ age might be the best reason a reunion between All of Australia and the Celtics might be in the works.
He still has fond memories of his time in Boston and likely caught quite a few GM’s eye after upping his 3-point attempt rate to 4 per game, nearly quadruple his next-best season average.
That alone, with Baynes connecting on a career-high 35.1 % of them, would normally push the former Celtic well outside Boston’s modest spending range.
But at age 33, he likely wants some security beyond next season, and would fit quite well as a situational reserve big who could be used to punish second units with spot starts against key opponents in a role he knows very well.