Warning to any NBA team thinking about pursuing a sign-and-trade deal with the San Antonio Spurs for restricted free agent Aron Baynes: Walk away.
Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears tweeted earlier this month (h/t Air Alamo): "The Spurs are open to sign and trade offers for restricted FA C Aron Baynes, who played well for Australia at the World Cup, a source said."
That tweet has since been deleted, but the interest and uncertainty surrounding Baynes persists.
Again, potential Baynes suitors: Just don't do it. You'll regret it later. It's not worth it.
Abort.
That's not a hit on Baynes, the Australian center who played a minimal role for the Spurs last season (but averaged 11.8 points and 10.6 rebounds per 36 minutes, according to Basketball-Reference.com). Nor is it a knock against the rest of the NBA's scouts, who saw the same production and bruising play from Baynes the rest of us did during FIBA play.
His appeal isn't hard to understand.
He's 27, he's got a ring and he's got two years of Gregg Popovich's priceless tutelage on his resume. What's not to like?
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