Danny Avdia’s third season in the NBA is coming to an end. According to all indications, Avdia will be awarded the renewal of his contract in Washington, which will even include an upgrade in his salary. Those who thought that the ups and downs he suffered in his debut seasons in the best league in the world, do not understand how much the Israeli forward is appreciated in the capital of the United States. In the next season, in which the squad is supposed to change and take a completely different shape, Danny should get a perhaps even more significant place in the top five.
The current season was disappointing for the Wizards, since the team was apparently not able to get even the play-in ticket – when tanking that would put them in the competition for one of the top three spots in the draft is also out of the question. NBC Washington already had time to report at the beginning of the week, that the remaining games until the end of the season will include quite a few changes, with the current period being dedicated to “experiments for the next season”. Officially, no one in the club will admit it, but while Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma and even Monte Morris are missing games – the coaching staff is looking at different lineups with the future in mind.
“We are still trying to win games,” the coach claimed Wes Anseld Jr After the loss in Toronto earlier this week. Danny Avdia got 33 minutes and actually served as another ball carrier alongside Delon Wright. “Attempts? Maybe we make attempts defensively or in everything related to fives and partnerships that work well, but it’s not easy with all the injuries.” Avdia is appreciated by his coach, who speaks positively of him at every opportunity. Even in the locker room you can see the good treatment he gets from friends like Daniel Gafford, Corey Kispert and especially Kristaps Porzingis.
“Danny put together a nice streak of some good games,” concluded Anseld Jr. “This is not only expressed in terms of numbers, but also in the way he scores and creates. He covers more areas and also gets under the basket, he plays more aggressively, he plays through guarding. There were games during the season in which he felt contact and did not finish in the ring or instead he is satisfied on offense. It would have distracted him. Now he lets the game come to him and remains aggressive. It’s good for him and it’s good for us.”
also Delon Wright He gave compliments to those who actually helped him coordinate the game against Toronto. “Danny has the ball more at the moment and has become one of our main playmakers. He does a good job of creating situations for the guys. He’s basically like a point forward and we hope he continues that way. That’s the style that suits him.” also Porzingiswho enjoyed perhaps Avdia’s most beautiful assist in his short NBA career, remembered the crowd in Toronto applauding the guests’ move and gave compliments to the young Israeli: “When he got into things today, he made amazing moves, like the pass he gave me. This is perhaps one of the most Our beauties this season in general.”
You Avdia We caught him in the dressing room, hugging his friends. “Give me a few more minutes with the Israeli journalist,” he asked after the team manager urged him to prepare for the trip to the airport, on the way back home. You have to understand, the Washington of the last two weeks of the season is not the same team that was filled by GM Tommy Shepherd. After the place in the play-in slipped away, it was apparently decided to disable some of the stars until the end and it seems that the main beneficiary of this is going to be Avdia, who actually became another ball carrier alongside Wright. He finished the game against Toronto with 15 points and 9 rebounds, but also with 7 assists.
“At the moment I have much more opportunity to be with the ball, they let me make moves that give me confidence and basically play as a second center back. I feel great. I feel that I am helping the team a lot. I feel that I am trusted more and that I look out for my teammates more. I think that the ups and downs are less It was me, but more maybe fatigue. Or situations I would get into and I wouldn’t touch the ball much, or I would only be on defense and I would have an impact in other ways. You don’t always have to score 30 points to help the team.”
When asked to start summing up the season and talk about the status of his expiring contract, he took his time. After all, too much is at stake and the NBA has strict rules about unnecessary talk about contracts: “It’s still too early to conclude and it wouldn’t be fair because there are still a few games left. I’m not thinking about next season and the contract yet, but concentrating on this season. That’s why there are people who take care of these things. In the meantime, we’ll play, we’ll finish the season well, and if that happens, things will work out as they should.”
Recently, Ariel Beit HaLachemi was appointed as the coach of the national team and it is likely that the members of the basketball association consulted quite a bit with Abdia before making the decision. After all, Beit Lahemi coached the ever-so-successful reserve team, where Avdia flourished and became one of Europe’s most promising young talents. “I got to talk to Ariel, of course. I also talked to Yam even before that. Ariel is an excellent coach. I went through two European championships with him and I think he can be tremendous for us. How involved was I in the process? Let’s say that first of all I want what’s best for the team I want to win and this is a step in the right direction.”
At the end, Avdia also referred to the current situation in Israel. “What’s been happening in the last few days, these are things that are hard to see.” According to him, on days like this sports can actually bring people together. “It’s a type of escapism. People are looking to escape and want to see our athletes succeed. I felt it when I played on the team in every basket. Especially in the run we had with the reserve team. We felt that an entire country was with us,” Avdia concluded with a sentence that may also be related to the Ha’dar and Eran case golden “This week also in football, we saw the Bloomfield Stadium full of fans with a lot of hope in their hearts. The team has always connected and proved that it is possible to overcome differences in Israeli society. This is especially important on days like this.”
By the way, in a story he posted on Instagram later, he even expanded more on everything related to the rift in Israeli society. “Precisely when I am here, far from my country, I feel what is happening in Israel with greater intensity. It is difficult and painful to see what is happening in the streets. Demonstrations and hatred, the echoes reach here. As someone who feels a tremendous right to represent the country in every game, in every shot at the basket, I hope that this country That I love so much, you will know better days. Unity is our strongest strength, we must not forget that.”
