NBA Trade Deadline: Outlining 8 sensible trades for deadline day

New Orleans Pelicans Brandon Ingram (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
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D.J. Augustin
D.J. Augustin (Nick Monroe/Pool Photo-USA TODAY Sports)

76ers add rotation pieces

Rockets send: D.J. Augustin, Danuel House Jr.

76ers send: Terrance Ferguson, Mike Scott

This is purely a salary dump for Houston, as they unload D.J. Augustin (owed $7 million next season) – in exchange for expiring contracts (the cost to do so being Danuel House)

For the Philadelphia 76ers, receiving players would could potentially be a part of their playoff rotation would be extremely valuable – as virtually the entire roster outside the starting lineup is unproven.

Augustin serves as Shake Milton-insurance, while House gives them (somewhat) of a two-way presence on the wing, at least in comparison to Furkan Korkmaz and Matisse Thybulle.