His dunk over during the game would be named in July 2020 | The son of basketball player Zufer Avdija, he joined Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2013 and excelled as a youth player |
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Avdija went 1 of 2 from 3-point range | Deni Avdija born 3 January 2001 is an Israeli—Serbian professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association NBA |
On 11 January 2020, Avdija recorded a then career-high of 22 points, shooting 9-of-15 from the field, with five assists in a 94—83 win over | Appearing tired from his previous tournament and lacking in endurance, he averaged 17 |
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Avdija initially competed at the youth level for , and in January 2019, Avdija played for Maccabi Tel Aviv's U18 team at the ANGT in | Avdija grabbed eight rebounds and added an assist, tallying a plus-minus of -19 in his 39:21 on the floor |
Avdija's mother, Sharon Artzi, an from Kibbutz Beit Zera, is a former athlete and basketball player | At 16 years and 320 days of age, he became the youngest player to ever play for his club's senior team |
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He also represented the internationally, with whom he won the bronze medal at the | Avdija pulled down eight rebounds and added an assist, accumulating a plus-minus of +11 in his 31:31 on the floor |
Avdija also ranked second among all players with 11 per game, while helping his team finish in second place.
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