The Philadelphia 76ers have much more important matters to attend to than free agency as they get set to resume the 2019-20 season and continue their championship chase. However, it doe snot hurt to look ahead to the offseason a little bit.
The Sixers do have a need for a backup point guard, even with the move of Shake Milton into the starting lineup. That does change things for them in the 2020 free agency market.
Orlando Magic point guard D.J. Augustin has been identified as a guy who would be a perfect addition for the Sixers by Bleacher Report for the little money they have to play with.
B/R on Augustin:
Augustin has been the ball-handler on pick-and-rolls in a league-leading 55.3 percent of his offensive possessions this season, and the 0.93 points per possession he generated in such sets ranked in the 72nd percentile. Alec Burks, who played only 11 games for Philadelphia prior to the shutdown, is the only player on the roster to top Augustin’s efficiency rate as a pick-and-roll ball-handler.
As a bonus, Augustin is a trustworthy three-point shooter. Despite a slide to 34.5 percent this year, it seems safe to trust a guy who cracked the 40 percent mark from deep in 2015-16, 2017-18 and 2018-19.
As mentioned above, Burks has only played 11 games for Philadelphia and is still unsure of what his role will be on this team. A guy like Augustin will have a role on this team almost immediately and he would be a positive presence for their struggling bench unit as well. [lawrence-related id=35014,35007,34998]