One of the biggest stories over the past few weeks surrounding the Washington Wizards the past few weeks centered around whether or not forward Deni Avdija would play for his home country’s national team in the upcoming FIBA World Cup.
The World Cup is an international tournament where teams from around the globe come to compete for the championship. While most players don’t take it as seriously as the Olympics, especially in the United States, there is usually a strong NBA presence.
Deni Avdija is reportedly not going to represent his home country in the FIBA World Cup
The Wizards were reported to be strongly against him participating in the tournament and even sent a team doctor to visit the 22-year-old in Israel.