While I said a few days ago that there's no real way to measure the contracts handed out during this free agency period, we've still seen some clear-cut bad contracts. Pretty much any contract signed this summer is fair game, but I'll avoid the Enes Kanter deal. There is simply too much nuance to the situation, and complexities that have been covered at great detail.

Let me give a disclaimer one more time. Whenever a player was given a questionable contract, everyone was quick to point out that the cap was set to increase. I'm sure some of the deals I highlight today will look reasonable in the future. But relative to other deals signed this summer, they were the worst of the worst.

Aron Baynes to the Pistons (2+1 years - $20 million)

Who?

Aron Baynes is an Australian who came into the league before the 2012-2013 season. In his first two years in the league, he played just 634 total minutes, in 69 games. Last season he (relatively) exploded, playing 70 games and averaging a whopping 16.0 MPG. He was also a real stat stuffer, tossing up a 6.6-4.5 line with 0.3 blocks and 57% shooting. With Tiago Splitter sidelined for 30 games last season, Baynes filled the role fairly well. He was a solid offensive rebounder, averaging 3.6 OPG per 36 minutes. But despite his progress on both ends of the floor, Popovich clearly had no trust in him. In the Spurs' epic seven-game series against the Clippers, Baynes played just 40 minutes total, with a 2.5-2.3 line.

For a guy who is 28 years old, he's still learning how to play in the NBA. He has a slowly developing midrange game. Of his 319 shot attempts, just 60 were from outside the paint. And while he shot 57% from the field overall, he shot just 42% from beyond the paint. His most respectable attribute may be his defense. Despite having low block numbers, advanced metrics love Baynes. He finished 28th among 96 power forwards in defensive RPM. So while he has his redeemable qualities, he simply isn't worth more than Brandan Wright.

I have no idea who the Pistons were bidding against for Baynes, and he hasn't established himself well enough to earn this contract. With Detroit, he will presumably be a backup 4 and 5, and hopefully give the Pistons another dimension. Stan Van Gundy envisions playing Drummond and Baynes together to maximize Baynes' ability to shoot the ball.

He said, "We think there are going to be chances where we play Aron and Andre together because of Aron's ability to step away from the basket and his ability to put the ball on floor."

If Stan wants to experiment with an extremely raw player, more power to him. But I don't think Baynes will develop his mid range game as quickly as Detroit wants. If he can learn to consistently step away from the basket and knock down shots, this deal may not look bad in a couple years. If he can't, this deal is nothing short of disastrous.