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Baynes revealed Monday that he would decline his $6.5 million player option for 2017-18 and become an unrestricted free agent in July, Shams Charania of The Vertical reports.
The Pistons began planning for Baynes' departure last summer, when the club signed Boban Marjanovic to a three-year, $21 million contract. Marjanovic primarily worked as the third-string center until the final few games of the season, when Baynes was phased out of the rotation as the Pistons looked to assess their longer-term assets. Baynes, who averaged 4.9 points and 4.4 rebounds in 15.5 minutes per game over 75 appearances last season, isn't likely to find a starting role no matter where he lands, but he should see a decent spike in salary given the rising cap and weak market for reserve centers.
