Deni Avdija

Deni Avdija

NBASmall Forward|Portland Trail Blazers
IsraelJanuary 3, 2001

Biography

Deni Avdija (/ˈdɛni əvˈdijə/ DEN-ee əv-DEE-yə; Hebrew: דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה, Serbian Cyrillic: Дени Авдија; born 3 January 2001) is an Israeli professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays the small forward position. 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.

Photos

Deni Avdija — NBA Small Forward for Portland Trail Blazers
Deni Avdija — NBA Small Forward for Portland Trail Blazers
Deni Avdija — NBA Forward for Portland Trail Blazers
Deni Avdija — NBA Forward for Portland Trail Blazers

Career Timeline

2001personal

Deni Avdija (/ˈdɛni əvˈdijə/ DEN-ee əv-DEE-yə; Hebrew: דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה, Serbi...

Deni Avdija (/ˈdɛni əvˈdijə/ DEN-ee əv-DEE-yə; Hebrew: דֶנִי אָבְדִיָה, Serbian Cyrillic: Дени Авдија; born 3 January 2001) is an Israeli professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2013career

The son of former basketball player Zufer Avdija, he started playing basketba...

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.

2017career

He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16, becoming the youngest pl...

He debuted for their senior team in 2017, at age 16, becoming the youngest player in club history.

2019achievement

He has won two gold medals for Israel at the youth level, including at the 20...

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.

2020career

In 2020, Avdija declared for the NBA draft and was drafted by the Washington ...

In 2020, Avdija declared for the NBA draft and was drafted by the Washington Wizards.

Achievements

2019

He has won two gold medals for Israel at the youth level, including at the 20...

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.

In The News