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Deni Avdija
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Portland Trail Blazers

Deni Avdija

#8 · Portland Trail Blazers · 6-8 (203 cm) · 228 lb · Maccabi Tel Aviv

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Deni Avdija plays for the Portland Trail Blazers. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at power forward, #4 at small forward, and #5 at point guard. Deni Avdija is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 32.5 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at power forward (100 %). He averages 23.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Miles Bridges, Kenrich Williams, and Ziaire Williams, who score 36.4 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Miles Bridges.

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SAC
Sacramento Kings
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Probable starter at power forward per the depth chart.

Trail Blazers vs Kings → Trail Blazers schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Power Forward Starter
  • Small Forward 4th
  • Point Guard 5th

Positions he can play: Power Forward

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
11
Min/game
32.5
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Power Forward100 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 11 32.5 23.0 6.1 6.5 1.2 0.3 47.4 33.9 69.4 58.5 28.5
2025-26 66 33.3 24.2 6.9 6.7 0.8 0.6 46.2 31.8 80.2 60.0 28.5

Game log

In his last 5 games: 22.0 pts, 5.8 reb and 7.6 ast in 33.2 min (1.0 pts below his season average, 23.0)

Best games of the season: 28 pts vs Thunder (Nov 11) · 10 reb vs Suns (Oct 21) · 12 ast @ Suns (Nov 4)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 118-108 34:39 28 3 6 9-20 4-13 6-6 +10
Nov 10 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 123-103 33:46 24 6 8 8-15 2-4 6-8 +21
Nov 7 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 103-125 23:31 15 4 1 5-13 2-3 3-4 -19
Nov 6 @
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
L 118-124 38:38 22 9 11 6-12 1-4 9-14 0
Nov 4 @
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
W 132-119 35:17 21 7 12 7-16 1-5 6-9 +16
Nov 2 @
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
W 118-110 34:48 28 3 5 10-22 2-9 6-9 -7
Oct 31 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 112-90 30:11 24 5 2 6-12 2-4 10-13 +32
Oct 29 vs
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
L 103-124 32:05 24 9 7 8-16 0-4 8-12 -9
Oct 27 @
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
W 136-129 33:21 23 4 9 8-15 4-7 3-7 +8
Oct 23 @
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 128-120 37:39 26 7 6 8-16 1-5 9-12 +12

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
690
Pts/100 poss.
36.4
FG%
48%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Miles Bridges 54 12 5/11
Kenrich Williams 39 12 4/6
Ziaire Williams 34 12 4/9
Jake LaRavia 29 5 1/2
Aaron Gordon 26 8 3/7

Who guards him

Possessions
662
Pts/100 poss.
18.0
FG%
40%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Miles Bridges 50 8 3/8
Jake LaRavia 38 2 1/1
Kenrich Williams 33 5 2/5
Ziaire Williams 27 0 0/1
De'Andre Hunter 22 2 1/3