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Augustin Says He Can Handle More Minutes If Necessary

ORLANDO – Going into the season, the Orlando Magic were well aware that any hopes they had of reaching the postseason rode on their ability to keep veteran point guard D.J. Augustin healthy and they acted accordingly by limiting his minutes.

Now that those playoffs are within reach and the season is in its stretch run, Augustin says he’s totally fine with the Magic taking off the limits on his minutes in an effort to get Orlando into the postseason.

Augustin, 31, went into Sunday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks averaging 27.