{"id":44455,"date":"2021-11-08T09:19:26","date_gmt":"2021-11-08T09:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/?p=44455"},"modified":"2024-11-03T09:31:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T09:31:12","slug":"deni-avdijas-defense-and-winning-play-mentality-continues-to-shine-bright-in-wizards-win-over-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/en\/deni-avdijas-defense-and-winning-play-mentality-continues-to-shine-bright-in-wizards-win-over-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"Deni Avdija&#8217;s defense and winning play mentality continues to shine bright in Wizards win over Bucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Wizards (7-3) are off to their best 10-game start to a season in seven years since Paul Pierce spent his lone season in the nation&#8217;s capital. The Milwaukee Bucks will visit the White House on Monday as the reigning NBA champion, but before that, they were handed a loss at Capital One Arena, 101-94. Deni Avdija had a mere three points in the win, but his contributions were felt throughout the game with nine rebounds, four assists, two blocks, a steal, and inspiring defense namely against reigning two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.<br \/>\n<div id=\"attachment_44458\" style=\"width: 491px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-44458\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FDT3ncbXsAErZ79-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"481\" height=\"760\" class=\"size-full wp-image-44458\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FDT3ncbXsAErZ79-2.jpg 481w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/FDT3ncbXsAErZ79-2-190x300.jpg 190w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-44458\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Deni Avdija &#8211; Photo Credit: Washington Wizards<\/p><\/div><br \/>\nOffensively, it is clear that Deni Avdija is still getting his legs back under him after five months of intense rehab from a right fibular hairline fracture in late April. It is the primary reason why Avdija has flubbed a handful of layup and dunk attempts in recent games, but it should correct itself as the 20-year old gets his youthfulness back. That did not impact Avdija&#8217;s ability to get his teammates involved with a season-high four assists including a dime to Spencer Dinwiddie for the game-clinching three-pointer. Receiving the initial hockey assist pass from Bradley Beal out of the double team was an &#8220;on the fly&#8221; correction according to Beal where Avdija worked his way back to the ball just two minutes after earlier in the game a similar pass attempt from Beal ended in a turnover.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bradley Beal with the pass out of the double team and Deni Avdija gets it over to Spencer Dinwiddie for 3 and the dagger <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kGrJRogbFk\">pic.twitter.com\/kGrJRogbFk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop District (@Hoop_District) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hoop_District\/status\/1457519708060753923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Defensively, Avdija drew the hardest assignment of trying to contain Giannis Antetokounmpo who finished with a very respectable 29 points and 18 rebounds. But when it takes 12-for-26 shooting from the field for arguably the best player in the NBA right now, the Wizards will take that every time. Kyle Kuzma drew the initial assignment as Antetokounmpo&#8217;s primary defender, but by the end of the game and even with Kuzma on the floor, head coach Wes Unseld Jr. recognized Avdija&#8217;s success building up during the game and allowed the youngest player in the rotation the right during crunch time. It worked out well for the home team to say the least. According to the NBA&#8217;s matchup statistics, Antetokounmpo had 10 points on 5-for-10 shooting and 3 turnovers when Avdija was defending him over 5 minutes and 32 seconds, the longest any Wizard guarded the Greek Freak on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether it\u2019s Giannis or Memphis the other night or whatever team comes to the arena, I\u2019m just trying to lock up,&#8221; Avdija proclaimed before describing why he threw up an X after forcing a traveling violation on Antetokounmpo. &#8220;It\u2019s an inner joke with the team, that means like clamp. When I\u2019m on defense or stopping somebody, I\u2019m always saying clamps, even in practice, it\u2019s trash talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deni Avdija out here with the straps on Giannis Antetokounmpo \ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yNd1lE0YQo\">pic.twitter.com\/yNd1lE0YQo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop District (@Hoop_District) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hoop_District\/status\/1457512547008004098?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Despite just 64 NBA games under his belt, it is clear that Deni Avdija is on an upward trajectory as he continues to familiarize himself in a new environment less than a year since getting drafted. His versatility will only continue to be on display and Unseld admitted that Avdija will continue to command playing time (even when Davis Bertans and Rui Hachimura return) if he keeps playing the defense he showed on Sunday. &#8220;You do that every night, you will earn minutes,&#8221; Unseld stated.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-08-at-1.30.17-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1388\" height=\"1234\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-08-at-1.30.17-AM.png 1388w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-08-at-1.30.17-AM-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-08-at-1.30.17-AM-1024x910.png 1024w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-08-at-1.30.17-AM-768x683.png 768w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-08-at-1.30.17-AM-610x542.png 610w, https:\/\/sportsrabbi.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-08-at-1.30.17-AM-1080x960.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1388px) 100vw, 1388px\" \/><br \/>\n\u201cDeni\u2019s getting better every night,&#8221; Bradley Beal described. &#8220;I told him like 2-3 weeks ago, I had a long talk with him, \u2018just embrace every moment.\u2019 Your first couple years in the league are years for you to learn, for you to embrace the stage that you\u2019re on and every night take it as a challenge. You got to go against some tough guys at your position. We ask a lot out of him to play the 3, the 4, sometimes the 2, sometimes to be a facilitator, but on the defensive end, he has to guard that guy. He doesn\u2019t shy away from it, he\u2019s a tough guy, we love him. He\u2019s my young boy so we\u2019re going to keep pushing him to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bradley Beal with an extended conversation with Deni Avdija after Avdija finishes taking shots after the game <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/C2WqPSEhCI\">pic.twitter.com\/C2WqPSEhCI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Neil Dalal (@NeilDalal96) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeilDalal96\/status\/1451734051258310667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 23, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whether fair or not, players that come to the NBA from overseas are sometimes viewed as soft. Avdija has used opposing teams trying to constantly engage him in pick-and-roll switches as an added chip on his shoulder. He thinks opposing players view him as slow and unathletic, but he is avoiding the ticky-tack foul calls that got him in trouble in his rookie season and using his footwork to stay in front, standing strong. Eventually, the league will adjust with more of a scouting report on Avdija, but for now, his defense is already at a high level, not just for a 20-year old. As his English improves, which Avdija joked is why he does not engage in too much trash-talk, his play and throwing up the X to let you know he clamped down is all the trash-talking he needs.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Deni Avdija said that opposing players try to target him in pick and roll but go quiet real quick \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&quot;Trash talk it comes probably the first play, but after that first stop or me defending, it slows down, be sure about that. &#8230; I don&#39;t talk back, I show it on the court.&quot; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8Gqn0PO1P5\">pic.twitter.com\/8Gqn0PO1P5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hoop District (@Hoop_District) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hoop_District\/status\/1456648573714640903?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Washington Wizards (7-3) are off to their best 10-game start to a season in seven years since Paul Pierce spent his lone season in the nation&#8217;s capital. 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