Report: Baynes expected to re-sign

[Phantom255x]

UH OH... Blakely is reporting this?? Welp bye Baynes...

  

[Roy H.]

According to a league source, the Celtics and center Aron Baynes are finalizing his return to Boston on a two-year deal.

[CelticSooner]

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Free agent center Aron Baynes has agreed to a two-year, $11M deal to return to the Boston Celtics, league sources tell Yahoo.

Love it, I'm Capt. of the Baynes Train btw lol

[Vox_Populi]

Really pleased with this.

[saltlover]

According to a league source, the Celtics and center Aron Baynes are finalizing his return to Boston on a two-year deal.

10 TPS coming your way over the next day.

[esel1000]

Man what a bargain. Still leaves us with room for other moves

[Yoki_IsTheName]

Per Shams

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1013273854884671488

Free agent center Aron Baynes has agreed to a two-year, $11M deal to return to the Boston Celtics, league sources tell Yahoo.

Reasonable deal. Great piece of business.

[radiohead]

What a bargain indeed! I have a feeling Smart is gonna be locked in soon.

[MattyIce]

second year player option ?

[CelticSooner]

second year player option ?

Well that dampers the contract but oh well. It's all in for Banner 18 next year regardless.

[tarheelsxxiii]

Yeah, $5.5mil is just north of a 120% raise.  Very reasonable and glad to have him back.  It's gonna be tough to retain Smart without paying the luxury tax, though. 

Per Shams

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1013273854884671488

Free agent center Aron Baynes has agreed to a two-year, $11M deal to return to the Boston Celtics, league sources tell Yahoo.

Reasonable deal. Great piece of business.

Made me Lol for some reason.

[Roy H.]

second year player option ?

Well that dampers the contract but oh well. It's all in for Banner 18 next year regardless.

It doesn’t damper it much. Baynes seems to value comfort over maximizing his salary.

[saltlover]

This will be with the full taxpayer MLE if the number reported is accurate. The Celtics are $13 million shy of the hardcap as of now.  However, if Smart signs for under $13 million in year 1, and/or another player is moved, the Celtics can instead use only a portion of the non-taxpayer mid-level and have a shade over $3 million of it to use elsewhere (ideally signing Jabari Bird to a 4-year deal for starters).

[Sophomore]

Yeah, $5.5mil is just north of a 120% raise.  Very reasonable and glad to have him back.  It's gonna be tough to retain Smart without paying the luxury tax, though. 

Per Shams

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1013273854884671488

Free agent center Aron Baynes has agreed to a two-year, $11M deal to return to the Boston Celtics, league sources tell Yahoo.

Reasonable deal. Great piece of business.

Made me Lol for some reason.

Have you seen anything that tells us what the market is for him?

[saltlover]

second year player option ?

Well that dampers the contract but oh well. It's all in for Banner 18 next year regardless.

It doesn’t damper it much. Baynes seems to value comfort over maximizing his salary.

Is it a player option? I would be surprised, as that means he will not be tradeable this season, and Ainge doesn’t like to give up flexibility if he can avoid it.