After announcing the signature of Dejan Borovnjak, Lietuvos Rytas published the news about another signing. 22-year-old Australian center Aron Baynes. 2.08m tall aussie graduated from Washington State Cougars in NCAA. Last season Baynes averaged 12.7 points and 7.5 rebounds per game.
Aron Baynes is a replacement for Marijonas Petravicius who is too expensive to keep for Rytas. The new center of Lietuvos Rytas signed a 2-year contract with the club. However, if he gets a guaranteed NBA contract, Rytas would have to look for another player.
Jonas Vainauskas, Lietuvos Rytas Chairman of the Board, said to lrytas.lt that the club should announce the signature of a new point guard next week. According to him, there should be several players coming to complete the roster.
