Deni Avdija’s emergence as a key player for ... In past interviews, he has spoken about his pride in carrying the Israeli flag and how he hopes to be a role model for young athletes back home.

(Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) (JTA) — Oren Manor likes to boast that he was a Deni Avdija fan before it was cool. Manor, an ...

Israeli NBA basketball player Deni Avdija reacted on Tuesday to the announcement that he was selected to light a torch at the state Independence Day opening ceremony on Mount Herzl in Jerusalem.

Israeli-American basketball player Deni Avdija, 10-year-old Israel advocate Ben Carasso, and October 7 heroine Rachel from Ofakim will be among the torchbearers at the state ceremony for Israel ...

When the Portland Trail Blazers gave up four draft picks for Deni Avdija last summer, it seemed like an overpay. Avdija, the league’s only Israeli-born player, was coming off a breakout fourth ...

Since the turn of the calendar year, the 24-year-old is putting up 19.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game on a value contract.

Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija continued his offensive ... seven rebounds and four assists at Madison Square Garden, the Israeli-born Avdija fielded numerous questions from the media ...

Avdija has also been spotted with the flag displayed in his locker ... Israeli is making a mark on the Portland Trail Blazers Israeli Deni Avdija sits out Yom Kippur NBA preseason game Some ...

The best example of that? Deni Avdija. A 6-foot-9 Israeli forward who came over from Washington last summer, Avdija has come on as of late after a slow start to the season, when he averaged 11.4 ...

Oren Manor likes to boast that he was a Deni Avdija fan before it was cool. Manor, an Israeli sportswriter, has been following Avdija since he was a 16-year-old playing in Maccabi Tel Aviv’s ...