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D.J. Augustin

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Height 5'11"
Weight 183
DOB 11/10/1987
College Texas
Drafted 1st Rd, #9 in 2008
Signed a one-year, $300,605 contract with the Rockets in March of 2023.
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Darryl Gerard "D.J." Augustin Jr. was born in 1987 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Augustin has two older sisters. He spent his first three years of high school at Brother Martin in New Orleans, where he lead the team to two state championships, but he was forced to move to the Houston area after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. Augustin played his senior season for Hightower High School in Texas but returned to Brother Martin for his diploma. He was named a McDonald's All-American in 2006. While at the University of Texas, Augustin was named to the 2008 Academic All-Big 12 First Team. Augustin enjoys playing the drums and is active in real estate. Follow the point guard on Twitter (@augustinDj14) and Instagram (@djaugustin). Augustin had a productive two-year career at Texas. He averaged 14.4 points and 6.7 assists in his freshman season, but it was his sophomore year when the accolades started to pile up. He was an All-American First Team honoree in 2007-08 and led the Longhorns to the Big 12 tournament final (losing to Kansas), where he was named to the All-Big 12 tournament First Team. As the postseason went on, Augustin helped lead Texas to the 2008 NCAA Tournament Elite Eight. Statistically, he led the Big 12 in assists in both the 2007-08 season (5.8) and the 2006-07 season (6.7). Along with assists, Augustin led Texas in scoring (19.2 PPG) in his sophomore year. He announced after his sophomore season that he would enter the 2008 NBA Draft, where was selected in the first round (ninth overall) by the Charlotte Bobcats.

Announces retirement
GFree Agent
November 3, 2024
Augustin announced Sunday via his personal Instagram account that he has retired from professional basketball.
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The No. 9 overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Bobcats, Augustin played for 11 different franchises over parts of 14 seasons in the league, holding career averages of 5.3 points and 1.6 assists per game. Augustin last played in the NBA during the 2021-22 campaign, when he made 55 appearances split between the Lakers and Rockets.
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This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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63.5%
 
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79.1%
 
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8.3%
 
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16.4%
 
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9.9
 
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The 13-year-pro started his season as a reserve guard for the Bucks, averaging just 6.1 points, 3.0 assists and 1.4 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game. Augustin's season went through a change of scenery as he was traded to the Rockets in return for P.J. Tucker in March. The journeyman's numbers improved on his 10th different team in the league, as he averaged 10.3 points, 3.9 assists and 2.1 rebounds in 20.5 minutes per game during his 21 appearances with Houston. As he enters year No. 14 in the league, it may be hard for him to see that much time on the court with a now healthy and younger Rockets team. John Wall should be all clear from his hamstring injury, while the team added both Jalen Green and Josh Christopher in the draft as well. With a deeper team this year, it is hard to imagine a big fantasy year out of Augustin as he enters yet another season of his long career.
After starting 81 games and averaging 28.0 minutes for Orlando in 2018-19, Augustin saw his role decrease last season with the arrival of Markelle Fultz. Fultz took over starting point guard duties, and Augustin shifted to the bench, where he averaged just 24.9 minutes. The 12th-year pro averaged 10.5 points, 4.6 assists and 2.1 rebounds, and despite losing some playing time and his starting role, Augustin's stats weren't too far off the prior season's averages. Augustin stepped up his play in 13 bubble games (eight regular season, five playoff) by averaging 11.8 points and 5.3 assists while shooting 40/40/90 splits. Heading into 2020-21, Augustin has joined the contending Bucks on a three-year, $21 million contract. It's possible he starts for Milwaukee but even if he comes off the bench, he should see a similar workload to last season with the Magic. If that's the case, he probably won't see a massive boost in fantasy value. Augustin is a fine late-round option in deeper fantasy drafts.
Augustin will return for his fourth season in Orlando after having his best season as a member of the Magic in 2018-19. Augustin posted 11.7 points, 5.3 assists and 2.5 rebounds in 28.0 minutes per tilt -- all career highs in his Orlando tenure. He also had the best shooting season of his entire career, going for new bests in field-goal percentage (47.0), three-point percentage (42.1) and threes made (1.6). The 32-year-old guard has been reliable, appearing in at least 71 games in six of the last seven seasons. Augustin had a firm grip on the starting point guard job last season, and he seems locked into that job again, unless Markelle Fultz can turn his fortunes around. While that is a possibility, it shouldn't be enough to completely scare fantasy owners off of Augustin.
Augustin’s leap into Fantasy relevance began once Magic brass opted to deal starting point guard Elfrid Payton to the Suns in exchange for a second-round pick. Post All-Star break, Augustin started all 25 games he appeared in and averaged 12.8 points, 5.0 assists and 2.7 rebounds while shooting 48.9 percent from the field and drilling 1.9 threes per game at 45.3 percent. While Augustin being 30 years old doesn't quite fit Orlando’s rebuild, the only other point guard the Magic acquired over the offseason is Jerian Grant, a 25-year-old who saw 22.8 minutes per contest with the Bulls last season. As a result, it’s possible that the two split time during the 2018-19 campaign, unless Grant takes a significant leap. Considering the situation, drafting Augustin in standard Fantasy leagues is ill-advised, though he might be worth a flier in late rounds of deeper leagues as a consistent and efficient source of stats.
Augustin, a 29-year-old journeyman currently on his eighth different team, will be staying with the Magic for a second season during the 2017-18 campaign. Last season, he posted 7.9 points, 2.7 assists and 1.5 rebounds across 19.7 minutes per game while shooting 37.7 percent from the field and hitting 1.2 threes at a 34.7 percent clip. The 6-foot point guard drew 20 starts in his 78 appearances, though it was largely due to coach Frank Vogel switching up the starting five when the team wasn’t performing up to his standards, rather than Augustin performing at an elevated level. It seems unlikely he’ll see an elevated role next season, considering the Magic are in a rebuilding phase and Elfrid Payton has shown steady improvement throughout his first few years in the league. There is a slight chance, even, that Augustin’s minutes take somewhat of a hit due to the Magic signing Shelvin Mack, another reserve point guard, during the summer. All in all, Augustin has little Fantasy value in the vast majority of year-long formats considering he’s a legitimate backup point guard.
Augustin signed with Pistons in free agency last summer, but at the trade deadline in February, the Thunder acquired Augustin and Kyle Singler in exchange for Reggie Jackson. The Thunder were desperate for a consistent backup point guard to absorb some of Russell Westbrook's minutes, and Augustin filled that role. Through 28 games with the Thunder, he averaged 7.3 points, 1.3 three-pointers, 2.2 rebounds, 3.1 assists, and 0.6 steals in 24 minutes per game while shooting 37 percent from the field, 35 percent from three, and 86 percent from the line. Augustin is a nice backup point guard, but he's a system player, only finding success in running pick-and-rolls and brutalizing second-string players. Unless Westbrook suffers a serious injury, Augustin's value will be limited to deep leagues this season, and his terrible shooting from the field should be avoided in most rotisserie leagues that count field goal percentage. He is in a contract year, so there's the potential that he'll improve his efficiency this season in an effort to cajole another team into giving him a contract next summer. This will be Augustin's eighth year in the NBA, so he's a known commmodity. Leave him on the scrap heap unless you play in a deep league.
After a miserable 2012-13 season in Indiana, Augustin hoped to rebound in Toronto as Kyle Lowry's backup. Augustin's time with the Raptors turned out to be even rougher than his stint with the Pacers, and Augustin was cut after just 10 games. He signed with the Bulls shortly after clearing waivers and immediately began the bounce-back campaign that surprised many fantasy experts. The 26-year-old vet served primarily as a spark plug off the Bulls bench, but he saw enough run (30 minutes per game) to put together arguably his best season as a pro. Augustin averaged career-highs in points (14.9), steals (0.9), three-pointers (2.2), and three-point field-goal percentage (42) in his 61 appearances with Chicago. He also helped pick up the slack from an absent Derrick Rose (knee) by dishing out 5.0 assists per night. His strong play with the Bulls led to an offseason contract with Detroit, where the seven-year vet will serve in a similar role as a scoring punch off the bench. First-year Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy deployed a strategy with Orlando that surrounded Dwight Howard with solid three-point shooters, and based on the Pistons' moves this offseason, it appears he wants to do the same with Andre Drummond, a role Augustin fits into perfectly. Augusting will be the clear-cut backup to Brandon Jennings at point guard, so some regression from Augustin's production in Chicago is expected, but his three-pointers and assists could still hold value in deeper formats.
Augustin got lost on the Pacers' bench last season, averaging career-worst numbers across the board, but as the backup to the fragile Kyle Lowry he's got a better shot at seeing consistent minutes and regaining the form he flashed in 2010. Even if Lowry stays healthy, Augustin should help provide a three-point shooting element that the Raptors' second unit lacked last season.
The Pacers needed a backup point guard and Augustin was their man for the job. His four years in Charlotte were unremarkable, but Augustin’s development was stunted by coach Larry Brown and a bad roster of talent. Getting out of that situation will help revive his career. He’s entering his age-25 season and is a high-IQ player with good court vision. Augustin maintains a career 2.75:1 assist-to-turnover ratio. Coming off the bench with the Pacers will be an adjustment and we’ll need to see how well the second unit comes together.
Augustin isn’t anyone’s idea of a prototype point guard, least of all Larry Brown’s. He’s more of a classic “two guard in a point guard’s body.” But he won the starting job in training camp last season, and held it down well enough that no one expected the Bobcats – a team with needs at just about every position – to use a lottery pick on another point. But general manager Rich Cho threw everyone a curve by selecting Final Four hero Kemba Walker – another undersized scoring lead guard – with the ninth overall pick. It’s awfully hard to see how Charlotte could play the 6-0 Augustin with the 6-1 Walker and defend opposing twos, but that’s apparently the plan. The Bobcats have said they’ll rely more on zone defense to minimize the vulnerability of their very small backcourt. If that doesn’t work, don’t be surprised to find Augustin on the trading block.
With Raymond Felton movin' on up to the East Side, the point guard spot in Charlotte will fall to either Augustin or newly-signed Shaun Livingston. Neither seems to be an ideal fit. Augustin is undersized at 6-0, 180, and his best NBA skill is his shooting – hardly the prototypical Larry Brown floor general. Livingston, on the other hand, has excellent size and court vision, but is still recovering from a grisly knee injury. There's no guarantee his body can stand up to playing starter's minutes. The suspicion is that Augustin ends up with the lion's share of the job in what may become a "shooting guard on offense, point guard on defense" arrangement that has Stephen Jackson initiating the offense. If so, Augustin could become a handy source of threes.
When the Bobcats drafted Augustin, the easy assumption was that Larry Brown planned to groom the ex-Longhorn to take Raymond Felton’s place as lead guard. Problem is, Augustin isn’t a “Larry Brown point guard,” either. Augustin’s got legitimate three-point range (43.9 percent from distance as a rookie) and the quickness and handle to penetrate and score in the paint, but he’s not what you’d call a floor leader (1.7 turnovers to 3.5 assists), and he’s on the small side (listed as 6-0, he’s closer to 5-10). Augustin actually played his best ball as a sub for shooting guard Raja Bell late last season – his best role going forward may be as a Ben Gordon/Nate Robinson style bench scorer, though he’s smaller than Gordon and not quite as quick as Robinson.
The Bobcats surprised a lot of people by using the ninth-overall pick on a point guard, just three years after using the fifth-overall pick on Raymond Felton. Apparently new Bobcats coach Larry Brown wanted another lead guard prospect; if Augustin plays well in the pre-season he has a decent chance to earn some minutes as a rookie. Augustin is a quick, athletic point guard with excellent passing skills and legit three-point range on his jumper. He's a good scorer who also finishes well in traffic and draws fouls, but at his size (about 5-10) he may not be big enough to do that in the NBA.
Signed a rookie contract with the Bobcats in July of 2008.
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Inks deal with Houston
GHouston Rockets
March 22, 2023
Augustin agreed to a one-year contract with the Rockets on Wednesday, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.
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Scores nine points Thursday
GLos Angeles Lakers
April 1, 2022
Augustin amassed nine points (3-4 FG, 3-4 3Pt), two rebounds and two assists over 20 minutes during Thursday's 122-109 loss to the Jazz.
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Detonates in win
GLos Angeles Lakers
March 21, 2022
Augustin finished with 20 points (7-7 FG, 6-6 3Pt) in 26 minutes during Monday's 131-120 win over the Cavaliers.
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Leads bench with 16 points
GLos Angeles Lakers
March 9, 2022
Augustin provided 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 3Pt), one rebound, one assist and one steal over 22 minutes during Wednesday's 139-130 overtime loss to Houston.
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Dishes six assists in Lakers debut
GLos Angeles Lakers
March 3, 2022
Augustin provided three points (1-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt), one rebound, six assists and three steals in 22 minutes during Thursday's 132-111 loss to the Clippers.
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On his way out of Houston?
GHouston Rockets
January 24, 2022
Augustin is starting to generate trade interest around the league, according to Kelly Iko of The Athletic.
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Interest in Augustin isn't a surprise, as the veteran can adopt to a number of roles and would be an excellent addition to any contending team that needs a capable backup point guard. Augustin is averaging 5.5 points, 2.2 assists and 1.2 rebounds across 15 minutes per game.
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