Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes suffered a broken hand during his team's recent loss to the Phoenix Suns, which will put him out 4-6 weeks. But the silver lining is that surgery on the hand was successful, according to the Celtics' official Twitter account, and Baynes could return to the team as early as mid-January.

Baynes has played 25 games for the Celtics this season, which is his second with the team. He has averages of 5.5 points and 4.2 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game on the year. Baynes isn't a major offensive threat, although he has added the occasional three-pointer to his arsenal. The big man is 12-for-37 from beyond three-point range this year, which is good for 32.4 percent. He had been just 4-for-28 in his career previously.

The 32-year-old is one of the more interesting stories in the NBA. He went undrafted after finishing his senior season at Washington State University in 2009. The Australian then played the next few seasons overseas before making an attempt at NBA basketball, signing a deal with the San Antonio Spurs and playing 16 games in 2012-13. Baynes was 26 years old during his rookie year in the NBA.

After three seasons with the Spurs, Aron Baynes signed a two-year, $13 million contract with the Detroit Pistons. He then moved on to the Celtics, where he set a career-high in minutes played in 2017-18. Baynes started 67 of his 81 games played for Boston last year. The Celtics are 18-12 heading into play on Thursday night, having lost two games in a row following an eight-game winning streak.