🏀Front Office2026-27
 
← Portland Trail Blazers
82
OVR

Deni Avdija

Portland Trail Blazers · #8 · Plus starter
SF6'8"228 lbage 256 yrs expTel Aviv, Israel
3rd best of 14 on PORworth +2.3 wins to the rotation
OFF86DEF77
High-level scorer & playmaker
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Western · Northwest · proj. 54-28 (▲+11.1)
→
All-Star

The breakout star and engine of the Blazers' young core, an All-Star at 25 who exploded for 24.2 points, 6.9 boards and 6.7 assists with a freight-train downhill game — he got to the line at a 99th-percentile clip. A point-forward who creates for everyone at 60% true shooting; the one hole is the jumper, which dipped to 31.8% from deep. At $13.1M he's one of the best values in the league.

24.2
PPG
6.9
RPG
6.7
APG
0.8
SPG
0.6
BPG
GP 66MPG 33.3FG% 46.23P% 31.8FT% 80.2TS% 60USG% 29.3PER 20.3BPM +4.3VORP 3.5EPM +2.0
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Scoring91
Playmaking88
Rebounding85
Rim protection79
Perimeter defense74
Inside finishing73
Shooting73

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2020-21 to 2025-26 · 6 seasons
13.3
PPG
6.3
RPG
3.4
APG
425
GAMES
Points 5,643Win Shares 21.7Starts 275Best season 2025-26 · 24.2 ppg
Games played, last three seasons87%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 23 → 25
▲Rising

Deni, at 25, is on a clear upward trajectory — 2.3 → 7.7 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 6.0 wins (-1.7)
Starts from his player rating, which is more cautious than last season's total. Age should add a little at 26. Range 5.0–7.0 wins.
Production (BPM)-0.9 → +4.3+5.226-27 forecast +2.7
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -0.9 · 75 games2024-25: +2.1 · 72 games2025-26: +4.3 · 66 games2026-27: +2.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)2.3 → 7.7+5.426-27 forecast 6.0
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 2.3 · 75 games2024-25: 5.3 · 72 games2025-26: 7.7 · 66 games2026-27: 6.0 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $27.2M vs $13.1M salary+$14.1M
His play is projected to be worth more than he is paid.
$13.1M salary2023-24: $5.0M · 75 games2024-25: $19.0M · 72 games2025-26: $43.3M · 66 games2026-27: $27.2M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $13,125,000 cap hit · through '28. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$13,125,000Guaranteed
7% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 13 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$27,200,000 /yr
Surplus+$14,075,000
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.