5 Point Guards Cavs Could Be Looking to Target in December

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Brad Sullivan

9 years ago

2. D.J. Augustin, Orlando

Having just turned 29, Augustin is in the first season of a four-year pact that will pay him $7.25 million per year. The Magic are the well-traveled Augustin’s eighth team, having spent almost all his time as a reserve, with the exception of the 2010-11 season. That year, he started all 82 games for the then-Charlotte Bobcats.

This season, he’s averaging just under 19 minutes a game, while averaging 9.9 points and 2.6 assists. The scoring average virtually matches his career numbers, though the assist tally has taken a bit of a dip from his career average of 4.0. Augustin would offer the Cavs a player who has hit on 37.4 percent of his 3-point attempts for his career.

While the Cavaliers have never been shy about taking on salary, they may not want to take on that much for a reserve with modest numbers. Still, he may be a player the ever-rebuilding Magic may think twice about before paying his salary for the next four years.

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Brad Sullivan

Brad Sullivan is a lead writer for Cavaliers Nation. He has spent much of life in the Cleveland, Ohio area, and has remained a Cavalier fan from their 1970 beginnings through the return of LeBron James. While that fandom was sorely tested during the Reign of Error known simply by one word, Stepien, that overall historical perspective will be part of his writing for Cavaliers Nation in the months ahead.