(Photo: Stephen Gosling / NBAE via Getty Images) Injury update: Deni Avdija has been diagnosed with a right fibular hairline fracture. There will be no surgery required and he is expected to make ...

Deni Avdija #8 of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots during the first half against the Memphis Grizzlies at Moda Center on March 19, 2025 in Portland, Oregon. (Photo by Soobum Im/Getty Images) ...

Deni Avdija (#8) of the Portland Trail Blazers shoots ... (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)Getty Images Avdija is averaging 8.5 points, 5.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists this season while playing ...

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 ...

NBAE via Getty Images The rebuild is just starting in Washington, but it looks like Deni Avdija will be around for it. The Wizards and Avdija agreed to a four-year, $55 million extension, a story ...

Deni Avdija of the Portland Trail Blazers reacts in the final minutes of a 127-113 win over the Atlanta Hawks on April 1, 2025. (credit: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) “People always talk about ...

Oren Manor likes to boast that he was a Deni Avdija fan before it was cool. Manor, an Israeli sportswriter, has been following Avdija since he was a 16-year-old playing in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s ...

The best example of that? Deni Avdija. A 6-foot-9 Israeli forward who came over from Washington last summer, Avdija has come on as of late after a slow start to the season, when he averaged 11.4 ...

The Portland Trail Blazers gave up real assets to secure the services of Deni Avdija last June. At the time, some were ...

In his third season out of Israel, Deni Avdija has turned himself into that guy for the Wizards. When it comes to defending at the NBA level, there are three boxes you need to check in order to be ...