Van Gundy Prepares for Possible Baynes Departure

“We’re limited in what we can do with Aron (Baynes) next year,” (Stan) Van Gundy said. “Two things happen: No.1, by rule, if Aron does opt out, we’re limited in how much we can offer him, by rule, because he leaves in two years. There’s only a certain percentage of his salary we’re allowed to offer him, and it comes in under $12 million a year. If you look at where the prices on big guys went this year on guys like Bismack Biyombo and Ian Mahinmi, that’s far beyond that $12 million. There could be a possible scenario where we wouldn’t be able to compete to keep him.”

Source: Perry A. Farrell of the Detroit Free Press