D.J. Augustin, Bucks agree to three-year, $21M deal

The Bucks and free-agent point guard D.J. Augustin have agreed to a three-year, $21M deal, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

Augustin, 33, averaged 10.5 PPG and 4.6 APG on .399/.348/.890 shooting in 57 games (24.9 MPG) as the Magic’s primary backup point guard in 2019-20. Those shooting rates were off his usual marks — in the two previous seasons, he had made 46.2 percent of his shots from the field and 42.0 percent of his three-pointers.

In Milwaukee, Augustin will get the opportunity to play alongside impact players like Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jrue Holiday, and Khris Middleton, so the Bucks are presumably hoping that — with plenty of open looks — the veteran point guard will improve upon last year’s shooting numbers.

Augustin will also be able to take on some ball-handling and play-making duties in Milwaukee’s rotation, playing a similar role to the one that Bogdan Bogdanovic might have if his reported sign-and-trade deal with the Bucks hadn’t fallen apart earlier in the week.

The Bucks will sign Augustin using a portion of their mid-level exception. Milwaukee is also reportedly using its bi-annual exception to sign Bobby Portis, meaning the team will be hard-capped at $138.93M for the 2020-21 league year.