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Toronto Raptors: Aron Baynes has chance to rebuild value at Olympics

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 12: Bradley Beal #4 of the United States drives into Aron Baynes #12 of the Australia Boomers. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Toronto Raptors fans spent a large chunk of the 2020-21 season slinging arrows at Australian center Aron Baynes, as the man they signed to replace Marc Gasol and Serge Ibaka failed to provide either Gasol’s ability to keep the ball flowing in the post and Ibaka’s two-way stardom. His breakout year in Phoenix appears to have fooled plenty.

Even after averaging just 6.1 points and 5.