Our Washington Wizards player evaluation series continues with their first round pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, Deni Avdija.
How did Avdija perform last season?
In the 2020-21 NBA season, Avdija averaged 6.3 points and 4.9 rebounds in 23.3 minutes per game in 54 appearances and 32 starts. Avdija was projected to be one of the top prospects in the draft and fell to ninth for Washington. His best individual game was on Jan. 9 when he scored 20 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and dished 5 assists while shooting 7-of-15 from the field and 5-of-9 from the three point line.