Nuggets agree to send G Randy Foye to Thunder

The 24-year-old point guard averages 4.0 points and 2.0 assists this season. Novak isn’t even a part of the rotation while Augustin has slowly been falling out of it in favor of rookie guard Cameron Payne.

Oklahoma City saves $8 million in the deal in luxury taxes, with its tax bill dropping to $14 million from $22.1 million. The Nuggets are trying to find another team to take on Novak’s contract, sources said. He is a career 40.4% shooter from three.

Augustin, 29, has averaged 9.7 points and 3.9 assists in 545 games for the Charlotte Hornets, Indiana Pacers, Chicago Bulls, Pistons, Toronto Raptors and Oklahoma City.

Update (10:45 AM): Adrian Wojnarowski is now saying that the Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder are in advanced talks regarding a Foye deal. According to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst, the Nuggets will look for a taker for Novak’s contract and could move him to Milwaukee, which would be close to home and near where he starred at Marquette in college. Sports. The Heat firsttraded forward Jarnell Stokes to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Randy Foye is not notably better than D.J. Augustin, but that’s not what the Thunder likely were focused on in their trade with the Nuggets. The Thunder have been hunting for a consistent shooting guard ever since Kevin Martin left OKC for Minnesota.