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Deni Avdija Scouting Report: Discuss

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So, average scorer and maybe average/streaky shooter. High bb IQ and gives effort on defense. Sure sounds a lot like Cedi Osman to me. I know it's a bad draft, but I would sure like to find a guy who has at least one elite attribute with a top 5 pick.
 
So, average scorer and maybe average/streaky shooter. High bb IQ and gives effort on defense. Sure sounds a lot like Cedi Osman to me. I know it's a bad draft, but I would sure like to find a guy who has at least one elite attribute with a top 5 pick.

Couldn't agree more. In this league, a high basketball IQ only gets you so far. Sure, you'll probably have a long career and offer positive minutes each time you step on the floor, but unless you're superlative at X amount of skills, I think that puts huge doubt over how high your ceiling is/can be.

A couple of quick Athletic excerpts of interest:

OK, so I’m a bit of an Avdija doubter. Sell me on him. Why is this kid good?


He’s very talented. He creates for himself off the dribble. He can catch and shoot. He can be a cutter. He can put the ball on the deck. He has post-up moves, where he can muscle his way to the basket. He has great fundamentals. He’s got size and quickness. He has a very nice first step, he can fast break very quickly. But his best trait, in my opinion, is his high basketball IQ. He can read one or two plays ahead, which is very unique.


Is he a legit wing? What kinds of lineups is he frequently used in?


The most likely comparison is Joe Ingles. He’s playing the 3, but he can be a playmaker or a secondary playmaker. A lot of times when he gets the ball, he penetrates and finds an open shooter or roll man. He’s very versatile. Most of the time he’s playing as a big wing but handling the ball.

So you mentioned Ingles. Do you have any other NBA players you could see him being similar to?


Some would say he has a kind of Boris Diaw-type game. Less bulky, of course. But as far as basketball IQ and court vision. Any big wing that has good interior and transition passing.
 
Rather Okoro... might look really stupid in a few years but oh well thats my opinion at the moment
 
Rather Okoro... might look really stupid in a few years but oh well thats my opinion at the moment

I really like Okoro. I wish he was SF sized. IF he was, I would want him 100%.
 

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