Aron Baynes back to Australia?

Brunson acknowledged the Knicks money was something he couldn’t contemplate just a summer ago. “Not at all. It’s something — we were actually just talking about it with my dad, we were on vacation in Jamaica, kind of the same time the year before,” Brunson said. “As soon as we got there, I remember we were talking the last time we were here about signing an extension as soon as we get the opportunity. I said, ‘We basically just doubled that.’ ” -via Raleigh News & Observer / July 23, 2022

Brunson was eventually offered the $55 million extension by the Mavericks, but he was in the middle of his breakthrough campaign and bet on himself. “By then, it was too late,” Brunson said. “The business came knocking at the door. It was time to at least look. I had to do my due diligence and look.” -via Raleigh News & Observer / July 23, 2022

His agent, Daniel Moldovan said Aron Baynes couldn’t walk, hold a pen, or even hug his own children when he returned home from Tokyo. Baynes worked out in front of scouts and management from all 30 NBA clubs in Las Vegas last week, as part of the NBA Summer Series. -via ABC.net.au / July 17, 2022