14 D.J. Augustin G

Augustin will sit out Tuesday's preseason game against the Spurs for rest, Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel reports.

Augustin drew the start at point guard on Monday against the Mavericks with Elfrid Payton sitting out for rest, but will take his turn on the sidelines, as the Magic attempt to keep their players fresh for the regular season. Augustin should be back in the lineup for Friday's preseason tilt with the Cavaliers, though he'll be stuck in a reserve role behind Payton.

Augustin supplied 24 points (9-14 FG, 6-10 3Pt), five assists, and one rebound in 24 minutes during Monday's 99-96 loss to the Mavericks.

Augustin started in place of Elfrid Payton (rest), and he had no issues scoring against the Mavericks' offensive-minded starting five. Augustin is still capable of filling it up on occasion, but more often than not the soon-to-be 30-year-old veteran won't see enough minutes to be trusted in most fantasy leagues.

Augustin provided four points (1-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-2 FT), three assists and one rebound across 13 minutes in a 113-105 loss to the Knicks on Monday.

With starting point guard Elfrid Payton handling major minutes while reeling off a triple-double, there wasn't much time behind him left over for Augustin. The veteran guard typically sees around 20-to-25 minutes off the Magic bench, but he's rarely turned in much meaningful counting stats production. He's cleared double digits in points just once in the Magic's last 10 games.

Augustin provided six points (2-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 1-3 FT), one rebound and one assist across 20 minutes in a 107-79 loss to the Spurs on Wednesday.

Coach Frank Vogel's decision to use C.J. Watson as his starting point guard and Elfrid Payton as Watson's main backup the last four games has resulted in Augustin seeing more time off the ball lately. It hasn't been beneficial to Augustin's production, with the veteran averaging just 5.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.0 three-pointers in 21.3 minutes per contest. Even if Vogel scraps the experiment and brings Payton or Augustin back into the starting five, the latter still profiles as a low-upside fantasy option in most deep leagues since he's rarely seen high usage in any contest. He's produced six or more assists in just six games and double-digit shot attempts in 10 games all season.

Augustin scored 21 points (7-10 FG, 3-5 3Pt, 4-5 FT) while adding three assists, two rebounds and a steal in 29 minutes off the bench during Sunday's 114-113 win over the Raptors.

With Evan Fournier (foot) and Jodie Meeks (thumb) both out of the lineup, Augustin saw plenty of court time behind starting guard C.J. Watson and responded with his best scoring performance of the season. Fournier is practicing and close to a return, though, so expect Augustin's minutes to shrink very soon.