Deni Avdija is an Israeli professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He began his professional career with Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2017, becoming the youngest player in club history and later the youngest to win the Israeli Premier League MVP award. Internationally, he won two gold medals for Israel at the youth level, earning MVP honors at the 2019 FIBA U20 European Championship. Selected ninth overall in the 2020 NBA draft by the Washington Wizards, he played four seasons in Washington before being traded to Portland in 2024.
In the news: Led the Portland Trail Blazers to a victory over Oklahoma City by scoring 28 points, matching his season high.
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