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Did Israeli prodigy Deni Avdija live up to the high hopes in his debut NBA season?

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Washington Wizards launch Hebrew Instagram for Deni Avdija’s Israeli fans

The Washington Wizards are all in on Deni Avdija content. The team, which made Avdija the highest-ever Israeli NBA draft pick last year, now has an Instagram account in Hebrew to cater to Israeli fans. It’s a first for an NBA team and adds to the team’s Hebrew Twitter account. Yaron Talpaz, formerly the chief […]

Israeli NBA star Deni Avdija scores 6 points in first Wizards home win

The Washington Wizards grabbed a big early lead and coasted to a 128-107 victory. Source

The Education of Deni Avdija on and Off the Court

Israeli basketball player Deni Avdija. Photo: Reuters / Karolis Kavolelis. JNS.org – Washington Wizards head coach Scott Brooks started Wednesday’s pre-game media session with great news for Israel’s Deni Avdija. The 6-foot-9-inch Israeli forward, drafted No. 9 by the Wizards in the recent NBA draft, would be in the starting lineup in the Wizards’ first regular-season game against […]

Israeli Teen Deni Avdija To Make NBA Debut

Avdija was the ninth overall pick in the draft, the highest an Israeli has ever been chosen. Coach Scott Brooks said the rookie has a good chance to be the starting small forward for the opener following a preseason shortened by the COVID-19 pandemic. In three games, Avdija averaged about 10 points, including a 6-for-6 […]

Israeli Deni Avdija Shines In NBA Preseason Game

The play-by-play announcer of Sunday night’s NBA preseason game between the Washington Wizards and the Brooklyn Nets was so impressed with Israeli basketball star Deni Avdija’s performance that he made one of the more memorable Jewish sports puns in recent memory. “It’s the mensch off the bench on Hanukkah!” said the Wizards announcer Justin Kutcher, […]

Deni Avdija, Israeli teenage sensation, set to make history at 2020 NBA Draft

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