Veteran guard D.J. Augustin announces retirement from NBA

Augustin, 36, played two seasons of college ball at Texas prior to being selected No. 9 in the 2008 draft. He started his professional career with Charlotte (then called the Bobcats), the team that drafted him, earning a spot on the All-Rookie Second Team in 2008-09.

After spending his first four seasons in Charlotte, the 5-foot-11 point guard became a journeyman, suiting up for the Pacers, Raptors, Bulls, Pistons, Thunder and Nuggets from 2012-16. He then had a productive four-season run with the Magic before bouncing around the league again, making stops with the Bucks, Rockets and Lakers.

Augustin’s career wrapped up in ’22-23, when he signed a rest-of-season deal with Houston, though he didn’t appear in any games during his second stint as a Rocket.

Overall, Augustin appeared in 976 regular season games (334 starts) over the course of his 15 NBA seasons, averaging 9.5 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 23.4 minutes per contest. He posted a shooting slash line of .412/.381/.867.