PTS24.2REB6.9AST6.7

Players ›Deni Avdija

League elite in Assists · among frontcourt

Deni Avdija

POR· Forward· #8· 2025-26

2.03 m · 103 kg · 25 years old

1× All-Star

🧑‍💼 Maurizio Balducci📄 13.1 M$ · 2 yrs

🎮 NBA 2K27: 88 · Crafty Mid-Paint Maestro · potential A-

Among the best
in the leagueno. 3among frontcourtAssistsno. 9among frontcourtScoringno. 43among frontcourtRebounds2025-26 · vs 171 players

Season

66 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

46.2%

3P%

31.8%

FT%

80.2%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	POR	66	24.2	6.9	6.7	0.8	0.6	3.8	2.5	33.3	46.2%	31.8%	80.2%
2024-25	POR	72	16.9	7.3	3.9	1	0.5	2.7	2.4	30	47.6%	36.5%	78%
2023-24	WAS	75	14.7	7.2	3.8	0.8	0.5	2.1	2.5	30.1	50.6%	37.4%	74%
2022-23	WAS	76	9.2	6.4	2.8	0.9	0.4	1.6	2.8	26.6	43.7%	29.7%	73.9%
2021-22	WAS	82	8.4	5.2	2	0.7	0.5	1.1	2.3	24.2	43.2%	31.7%	75.7%
2020-21	WAS	54	6.3	4.9	1.2	0.6	0.3	0.6	2.6	23.3	41.7%	31.5%	64.4%

Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players

Career · 6 seasons

Points

13.3 per game

Rebounds

6.3 per game

Assists

3.4 per game

42.9%Field goals

In the clutch

last 5 min, within 5 points · 2020–2025

PTS/game

1.4

Win %

44.9%

156 games with clutch minutes

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — around the league average (1.1 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups

Christian Braun98 poss23 pts/100

Jaden McDaniels92 poss29 pts/100

Naji Marshall83 poss20 pts/100

Luguentz Dort81 poss25 pts/100

Amen Thompson69 poss20 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.86km#24/414

Covers less court per minute than most: plays with position, not with running.

66 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#150/342

The ball sticks with him: he dribbles a lot before deciding.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

50.0%

He lives off the pass: he produces more off the catch than creating his own shot.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

54.9%#154/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings

Trend

Observed

Deni Avdija goes from 16.9 to 24.2 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 6 seasons.

24.2

Points per game · 2025-26

16.9

Points per game · 2024-25

6.9

Rebounds per game · 2025-26

6.7

Assists per game · 2025-26

33.3 min

Minutes per game · 2025-26

Games · 2025-26

Career · 2020-21–2025-26 · 6 seasons

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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence

2020-21: 54 games · 6.3 pts · 4.9 reb · 1.2 ast · 23.3 min
2021-22: 82 games · 8.4 pts · 5.2 reb · 2.0 ast · 24.2 min
2022-23: 76 games · 9.2 pts · 6.4 reb · 2.8 ast · 26.6 min
2023-24: 75 games · 14.7 pts · 7.2 reb · 3.8 ast · 30.1 min
2024-25: 72 games · 16.9 pts · 7.3 reb · 3.9 ast · 30.0 min
2025-26: 66 games · 24.2 pts · 6.9 reb · 6.7 ast · 33.3 min

Revision 639b89a2 · house data

Observed

Deni Avdija: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, drives per game (#1 of 414).

19.4

Drives per game · 2025-26

Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games

Measured

Deni Avdija sits in the 98th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in playmaking (2025-26).

Percentile · Playmaking · 2025-26

Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Measured

With Avdija on the floor his team is 5.8 points worse per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

-5.8

On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26

Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,417 min with him · 485 min without

Forecast

Deni Avdija: projected impact 2.2 in 2026-27 (band 0.1–4.2, BPM scale).

2.2

Projected impact · 2026-27

Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20

Observed

Deni Avdija passes most to Toumani Camara (12.45 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

12.45

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26

Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2020-212025-262025-26

👟 On his feet

Nike

Nike Kobe 6 Protro

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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height203 cm

Weight103 kg

Injury history

2022-12-22back5 days out

2021-04-22ankle · right

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Paolo Banchero5

RJ Barrett4

Kyle Lowry4

Joel Embiid3

Most blocked by

Yves Missi8

Victor Wembanyama8

Myles Turner7

Nic Claxton5

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Toumani Camara

12.4 passes per game · 41% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

Toumani Camara12.422%

Jrue Holiday7.914%

Shaedon Sharpe7.112%

Donovan Clingan6.912%

Jerami Grant5.09%

Receives most from

Toumani Camara15.024%

Donovan Clingan9.916%

Jrue Holiday7.812%

Shaedon Sharpe5.99%

Jerami Grant4.88%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

50%

39%

At the rim58%Three33%Mid-range37%

Assisted baskets: 61%Buzzer-beaters: 27bandeja: 47%semigancho: 7%mate: 7%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇮🇱IsraelPosition: alero

🔊 Pronounced (English phonetics):Denny AHV-dee-uh

Draft: 2020 · round 1, pick 9

His numbers

8POR2024–20258WAS20239WAS2020–2022