(2001-01-03) 3 January 2001 (age 23) Beit Zera, Israel
Nationality
Israeli / Serbian
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
NBA draft
2020: 1st round, 9th overall pick
Selected by the Washington Wizards
Playing career
2017–present
Career history
2017–2020
Maccabi Tel Aviv
2020–present
Washington Wizards
Career highlights and awards
3× Israeli League champion (2018–2020)
Israeli League MVP (2020)
All-Israeli League First Team (2020)
EuroLeague Magic Moment (2020)
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship MVP (2019)
Israeli League Cup winner (2017)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Israel
FIBA U20 European Championship
2018 Germany
Team
2019 Israel
Team
Deni Avdija (/ˈdɛniəvˈdijə/DEN-ee əv-DEE-yə; Hebrew: דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה, Serbian Cyrillic: Дени Авдија; born 3 January 2001) is an Israeli professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position.[1]
The son of former basketball player Zufer Avdija, he started playing basketball in the fourth grade for his hometown club Bnei Herzliya Basket, and then in 2013 for Maccabi Tel Aviv. He excelled as a youth player. He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16, becoming the youngest player in club history. Two years later, he became the youngest player to ever win the Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP award, and led his team to the Israeli Basketball Premier League championship.
In 2020, Avdija declared for the NBA draft and was drafted by the Washington Wizards. He is also a member of the Israeli senior national basketball team. He has won two gold medals for Israel at the youth level, including at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship, where he was named tournament's most valuable player.
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NBA draft. The first being DeniAvdija from Maccabi Tel Aviv and the second being Yam Madar from Hapeol Tel Aviv. Avdija was selected in the first round...
game, earning a spot in the All-Tournament Team, alongside his teammate DeniAvdija. In February 2019, Madar was named to the Israel senior national basketball...
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previously played college basketball for two years at Wichita State. DeniAvdija currently plays for the Washington Wizards. Shay Doron, in 2007 played...
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