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The San Antonio Spurs have announced that they have assigned center Aron Baynes to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.
Baynes, who is making his fourth stint with the Toros this season, has appeared in five games for Austin, averaging 15.0 points and 8.2 rebounds in 24.6 minutes.
In 11 games for the Spurs this season, Baynes has averaged 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.6 minutes.
The San Antonio Spurs have recalled center Aron Baynes from the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.
Baynes, who recently made his third stint with the Toros this season, has appeared in five games with Austin, averaging 15.0 points and 8.2 rebounds in 24.6 minutes. In his most recent game Baynes tallied 15 points and 11 rebounds versus Maine on March 16.
The Australian native has played in 11 games this season with the Spurs since being signed on Jan. 23, averaging 2.2 points and 1.4 rebounds in 6.6 minutes.
The San Antonio Spurs have assigned center Aron Baynes and guard Nando De Colo to the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.
Baynes, who is making his third stint with the Toros this season, has appeared in three games for Austin, averaging 17.3 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 26.7 minutes.
Also making his third assignment to Austin this season, De Colo has played in two games with the Toros, averaging 14.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 2.00 steals in 36.5 minutes. He has appeared in 57 games for the Spurs this season, averaging 3.4 points, 1.7 assists and 1.6 rebounds in 11.5 minutes.
The Austin Toros have acquired guard Lester Hudson.
Hudson played five games for the Toros last season (March, 2012) before earning NBA call-ups from the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Memphis Grizzlies. In five games with the Toros, Hudson averaged 17.6 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 29 minutes of play.
The Austin Toros of the D-League have signed small forward Bill Walker.
Walker (6-6, 235, Kansas State) was the 47th overall pick by the Washington Wizards in the 2008 NBA draft. He was then traded to the Boston Celtics. While on the Celtics roster, Walker was assigned to the NBA D-League, playing for the Utah Flash in 2008 and the Maine Red Claws in 2009.
In three seasons (09-10 to 11-12), Walker played 120 games with the Knicks. Walker averaged 5.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 19.4 minutes played his final season with New York.
The San Antonio Spurs have recalled center Aron Baynes from the Austin Toros of the NBA Development League.
Baynes appeared in two games for the Toros after being assigned to Austin on Feb. 1. He averaged 18.0 points and 9.0 rebounds in 27.5 minutes in his first D-League assignment.
The NBA D-League has announced their 2013 All-Star teams.
Fourteen of the players have NBA experience and several are currently on NBA rosters.
On the Future All-Star roster are Micah Downs, Courtney Fortson, Ron Howard, Jerome Jordan, Jeremy Lamb, Marcus Landry, Shelvin Mack, Arinze Onuaku, DaJuan Summers and Chris Wright.
On the Prospects All-Star roster are Andrew Goudelock, Damion James, Terrence Jones, Cory Joseph, D.J. Kennedy, James Mays, Jerel McNeal, Demetric Nichols, Tim Ohlbrecht and Henry Sims.
The Austin Toros have signed small forward Ryan Ayers.
Ayers (6-7, 210, Notre Dame) most recent professional play was in France with Orleans Loiret Basket, where in seven games this season he averaged 4.3 points and 1.3 rebounds in 15.4 minutes.
In 2011-12, Ayers started 38 of 40 games with Boulazac Basket Dordogne averaging 11 points and 2.6 rebounds in 29.7 minutes. In 2009-10, Ayers played 50 games with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants (NBA D-League) where he averaged 9.7 points and 3.5 rebounds in 27.8 minutes.
Luke Harangody (Fort Wayne Mad Ants), Jerome Jordan (Reno Bighorns), Jeremy Lamb (Tulsa 66ers on assignment from the Oklahoma City Thunder), Shelvin Mack (Maine Red Claws) and DaJuan Summers were first team selections.
An all-time high eleven NBA teams will have single NBA D-League affiliates including first-year partnerships between the Boston Celtics and Maine Red Claws and the Portland Trail Blazers and Idaho Stampede.