Avdija was a revelation for the Trail Blazers last year, showing that he might be the best player on the team next season. One outlet believes he could contend for a major award.

Jrue Holiday, Toumani Camara, Deni Avdija and Donovan Clingan are likely locks for starting positions. As for the final spot, ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija is coming off a breakout season during his first campaign in Rip City, and that uptick in quality was noticed by the folks at HoopsHype. In the site’s ...

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija and Israel’s national team fell to Montenegro 88-76 on Sunday in their final ...

When the Portland Trail Blazers gave up four draft picks for Deni Avdija last summer, it seemed like an overpay. Avdija, the league’s only Israeli-born player, was coming off a breakout fourth ...

Portland Trail Blazers starting small forward Deni Avdija submitted an exciting performancing during a warm-up contest for ...

Deni Avdija’s quiet breakout season for the Washington Wizards just got a lot louder. Avdija, the fourth-year Israeli forward who has lately been thriving on the league’s second-worst team ...

Deni Avdija, a 21-year-old forward mired in a confounding slump, stood beyond the 3-point line, wanting to keep shooting. He left the arena floor only when someone insisted it was time to go.

WASHINGTON — A reaction during a mundane drill Thursday revealed something about how Deni Avdija approaches his job. The Washington Wizards had just completed practice, and Avdija, Anthony Gill ...

Avdija's father was a pro basketball player from Yugoslavia who moved to Israel. Deni was born on a kibbutz and began playing professionally by the time he was 16.

Back in April, Avdija was shooting just 33.6 percent from three, and he was even worse from the free-throw line, where he was at 52 percent in 47 games. However, I also spoke about the 19-year-old ...

There is at least one way that 6-foot-9 Washington Wizards forward Deni Avdija is a lot like an ordinary 19-year-old. This year, he’s a freshman again. Avdija is at the beginning of his second ...