Reports: Boston Celtics in talks with Aron Baynes for multi-year deal

All of Australia might be sticking around for the long haul.

NBC Boston's A. Sherrod Blakely is reporting the Boston Celtics are trying to work out a multi-year deal with big man Aron Baynes. Baynes, who cannot make more than $5,193,600 next season via Non-Bird Rights (a mechanism which both helps teams retain players, but also limits how much they can be paid coming off one-year deals) unless Boston uses a Mid-Level Exception to sign him.

Aron has certainly made a case for being worth more - maybe much more - after leading the NBA in defensive rating last season, spicing up his long-term value as an aging big (he's 31) with a three-point shot had many analysts wonder if he'd priced himself…