Longtime NBA center Aron Baynes announces his retirement from basketball through his agent

After nine years in the NBA and three of them, center Aron Baynes is ending his career.

The 37-year-old Australian big man is officially retiring from basketball, he announced Wednesday afternoon via agent Daniel Moldovan.

“The boy from Mareeba!” Moldovan wrote, referring to Baynes’ small hometown in Queensland. “It has been the honor of a lifetime to represent you throughout your career. They embody everything we teach young athletes about professionalism, dedication and playing for the name on the front of the jersey, not the back.”

Baynes spent a nine-year NBA career with the San Antonio Spurs, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Phoenix Suns and Toronto Raptors.

Highlights of that career included an NBA championship with the Spurs in 2014 and a memorable breakthrough with 37 points and nine three-pointers on March 6, 2020 in the 127-117 Suns victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.

Baynes played four collegiate seasons at Washington State, helping the school to two NCAA Tournaments under Tony Bennett.

In international play, he won a bronze medal with Australia at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.