PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Holds career averages of 9.8 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in four seasons in Washington...Was named to the Team World roster as part of the 2021 Rising Stars Challenge, although no game was played due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2023-24: Started in all 75 games he appeared in on the campaign ... Missed three games (2/23-2/27) due to a left heel contusion, three games (3/16-3/19) with a right knee contusion and one game (3/25) to Non-Covid illness... Scored in double figures 53 times, including a career-best 16 20+ point efforts, two 30+ point games and one 40+ point game ... Collected a career-high 18 double-doubles on the campaign ... Grabbed 5+ rebounds in 59 games and 10+ rebounds in 18 games, both career-bests ... Dished out 5+ assists in a career-best 30 games this season ... Totaled a team-high 24 points (9-15 FG), a team-best 12 rebounds, and eight assists on 4/12 vs. CHI ... Came up just shy of triple-double, netting 18 points and adding 11 rebounds while tying a season-high with nine assists on 3/29 vs. DET ... Netted 22 points (8-19 FG, 3-8 3PT), adding 13 rebounds, five assists and one steal on 3/23 vs. TOR ... Compiled 24 points, adding a team-high nine rebounds, five assists and three steals on 3/14 at HOU ... Scored 15 points, adding a team-high 15 rebounds, five assists and one steal for his ninth double-double of the season on 2/29 at LAL ... Tallied a career-high 43 points (13-24 FG, 6-10 3PT, 11-13 FT), 15 rebounds, three assists and one block for his eighth double-double of the season on 2/14 at NOP ... Became the first Wizards player since Moses Malone in 1987 to record 40+ points and 15+ rebounds in a single game ... Notched 25 points, also adding seven rebounds, three assists and one block on 2/12 at DAL ... Totaled 21 points, a team-high 13 rebounds, five assists and one block for his seventh double-double of the campaign on 2/10 vs. PHI ... Amassed 24 points, a team-high 11 rebounds, four assists and two steals for his sixth double-double of the campaign over a career-high 42 minutes played on 2/9 at BOS ... Came up just shy of a triple-double, amassing 19 points, a season-best 14 rebounds, a season-high nine assists, one block and one steal for his fifth double-double of the season on 1/13 at ATL ... Scored 23 points, adding 10 rebounds, six assists and two steals for his fourth double-double of the season on 1/6 vs. NYK ... Tallied 17 points, a team-best 12 rebounds, two assists, one block and one steal for his third double-double of the season on 12/31 vs. ATL ... Amassed 21 points, a season-high 13 rebounds, six assists, one block and one steal for his second double-double of the season on 12/29 vs. BKN ... Recorded his first double-double of the season with a 13-point, 11 rebound, six assist and one steal game on 12/21 at POR ... Scored 13 points, eclipsing 2,000 career points, also dishing out seven assists and grabbing six rebounds on 12/13 vs. NOP ... Netted 22 points, adding five assists, four rebounds and two steals on 11/29 at ORL ... Amassed 22 points on 11/1 at ATL, also notching five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block ... His 10 made FG's tied a career-high.

INTERNATIONAL: Played with the Israeli national team for the 2023 World Cup Qualifiers and EuroBasket tournament…Averaged 18.4 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.3 assists, 2.4 blocks and 2.1 steals to earn MVP honors at the 2019 FIBA U-20 European Championships and helped Israel win the gold medal in back-to-back FIBA U-20 European Championships in 2018 and 2019…Played professionally three seasons with Maccabi Tel Aviv…Averaged 12.3 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.4 assists in 26.6 minutes in 2019-20 Israeli League play, shooting .555 overall from the field while ranking third in two-point percentage (.673) and 21st in three-point percentage (.375)…Named MVP of Basketball Without Borders Europe in 2018 and the BWB Global Camp in 2019 and earned All-Event honors at the 2018-19 EuroLeague Next Generation Tournament while playing for Maccabi’s Under-18 team.

PERSONAL LIFE

PERSONAL: Father, Zufer, won bronze at the 1982 FIBA Basketball World Championship with Yugoslavia and was a pro in Serbia and Israel in the 1980’s and 1990’s…Mother, Sharon Artzi, is a former championship runner.

Deni Avdija