As most know, the contract situations are set up currently that just about the exact same team will be back next year. There a few exceptions though, most notably being Smart. I know there's been a lot of debate on what to pay him and rightfully so...but we haven't had a lot of Aron Baynes discussion either.
Statistically speaking, he's been one of the top defenders in the league all year, individually and within the team. His rim protection and paint presence is exactly what this team needed. It was like a breath of fresh air to see him roaming down there instead of Amir Johnson and Tyler Zeller.
But now the question becomes, what are you willing to pay him to make him stay? Right now he makes $4.3 million on this one year deal and it wouldn't shock me all that much if he signs another 1 year deal for next season too. Or maybe that's just my hope. Anything outside of bringing this gang back together next year, this time with Irving and Hayward, just seems like a disappointment to me.