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New York Knicks: Sneaky Options to Target in a Trade

By Maxwell Ogden

Apr 27, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Jerryd Bayless (19) is defended by Chicago Bulls guard Aaron Brooks (0) in game five of the first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at United Center. The Bucks won 94-88. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 27, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Milwaukee Bucks guard Jerryd Bayless (19) is defended by Chicago Bulls guard Aaron Brooks (0) in game five of the first round of the 2015 NBA Playoffs at United Center. The Bucks won 94-88. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 5, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard D.J. Augustin (14) dribbles the ball around Chicago Bulls guard Aaron Brooks (0) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 5, 2015; Chicago, IL, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard D.J. Augustin (14) dribbles the ball around Chicago Bulls guard Aaron Brooks (0) during the first half at the United Center. Mandatory Credit: Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports /

D.J. Augustin, Oklahoma City Thunder

Position: Point Guard

Age: 28

Salary: $3,000,000 (Expiring)

Slash Line: .379/.390/.765

Season Averages: 15.7 MPG, 4.4 PPG, 1.9 APG, 1.1 RPG, 0.7 3PM

The Oklahoma City Thunder provide Russell Westbrook with 34.4 minutes per game and the highest usage rate in the NBA. Thus, the role of a backup point guard is unlike what many experience on other teams.

With rookie Cameron Payne‘s recent emergence, it’d behoove the New York Knicks to see just how available forgotten point guard D.J. Augustin is.

Payne was drafted to be an impact player, a la Reggie Jackson, and he’s shown brief signs of becoming just that. Augustin, meanwhile, has been a healthy scratch in multiple outings.

Augustin, who averaged 14.9 points and 5.0 assists in 30.4 minutes for the 2013-14 Chicago Bulls, and 10.6 points and 4.9 assists in 23.8 minutes with the 2014-15 Detroit Pistons, would be the perfect low-cost addition for the Knicks.

Augustin is currently playing on a base salary of $3,000,000. For his skills—he’s a pick-and-roll specialist who can attack the basket, pull up from midrange, step out beyond the arc, and facilitate—that’s an absolute bargain price.

Coupled with the fact that his contract is expiring, Augustin could be the missing piece as New York pursues a postseason appearance.

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