Two points from a new career high. Danny Avdia delivered one of his greatest performances in the NBA tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday), with 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in 38 minutes in Washington’s 118:107 loss to Minnesota.
Avdia had 18 points and was 4-for-4 from three at the start of the third quarter, finishing as the Wizards’ leading scorer and continuing to ignite the imagination of fans and the local media in the capital of the United States. In the final minutes, the Israeli won on a 1:8 run that brought his team back to business, but Anthony Edwards (38 points) had the last laugh.
“It’s just fun to watch Avdia play,” said Greg Feinberg who covers the team. “His shooting from three looks cleaner and he throws with full confidence.” Wizards senior reporter Chase Hughes tweeted: “Abadiah is impressive tonight. He has physical battles with Edwards on both sides of the court but he still manages to fill the stat sheet.”
Journalist Bian Todd was enthusiastic about the 23-year-old forward: “It was Avdia’s best game of the season, he was on fire in the first half.” The “WIZTAKES” page reads: “Abadiah was our bright spot in this game. He must not be traded.” In “Wizards Film Room” they claimed: “Danny and Bilal Coulibaly are the only players worth keeping.” In “DC Sports Buzz” it was written: “Danny Avdia is playing the best basketball of his career right now. He plays with a lot of confidence and it’s just fun to watch him.”
Chase Carroll, who has a podcast about the Wizards, said: “It was one of the best games of Avdia’s career, he improved in so many things this season. He looks like one of the two players you can build on for the future.”
Another thing to keep an eye on Abadia is his reaction after one of the threes he scored tonight, when he turned and looked at the Minnesota bench “as if to tell them are you going to give me space?”.
Deni Avdija looks at Timberwolves bench like, ‘you gonna keep giving me space?’ 😂
On his hat night he has 15 first half points including 3-3 from 3 🔥 pic.twitter.com/4mZQHo5ciS
– Neil Dalal (@NeilDalal96) January 25, 2024
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A big game by Abadiah (Getty)
