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Philadelphia 76ers: D.J. Augustin is player to watch in free agency

D.J. Augustin (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)

The Philadelphia 76ers should take a hard look at the diminutive point guard.

With cap space a laughable proposition, the Philadelphia 76ers will need to find creative ways to round out Doc Rivers’ rotation. A taxpayer’s mid-level exception will be the Sixers’ only opportunity to spend above the veteran minimum in free agency. The Sixers will need to mine value from those minimum contracts.

One name to watch is D.J. Augustin. The 5-foot-11 point guard has spent the last four years in Orlando. He only started 13 of 57 games last season due to the arrival of Markelle Fultz, but in 2018-19, Augustin started in all 81 of his regular season appearances.