{"id":130051,"date":"2025-03-22T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=130051"},"modified":"2025-03-22T11:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:37:09","slug":"deni-avdija-all-star-leap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/22\/deni-avdija-all-star-leap\/","title":{"rendered":"The Deni Avdija All-Star Leap Is Real For The Trail Blazers"},"content":{"rendered":"

March has been a fantastic month for Portland’s Deni Avdija<\/a>. He is playing extremely well, enough for some people to call it an Avdija All-Star leap. He has constantly proved he is a significant part of Portland’s promising future, serving as a Blazers building block. Let’s dive into his impressive recent play and what it means for the Blazers’ future.<\/p>\n

Deni Avdija’s All-Star Leap is Real for the Trail Blazers<\/h2>\n

The Portland Trail Blazers have a surprising 32-39 record after their win against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. Chauncey Billups’<\/a> team is among the 2024-25 season’s most pleasant stories. The players have performed well since the start of 2025, including Avdija.<\/p>\n

In nine March 2025 games, Avdija<\/a> has averaged 23.7 points, 10.1 rebounds, and 5.6 assists per game. Those are All-Star numbers, further proving Deni is a clear-cut Blazers building block. He is worth more than the two first-round picks they sent to Washington alongside Malcolm Brogdon<\/a>. Alongside the young Scoot Henderson<\/a> and Shaedon Sharpe<\/a>, Portland’s promising future hinges on Avdija’s rise.<\/p>\n

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Incredible night from Deni Avdija in Portland's 4th straight win!<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcaa 36 PTS
\ud83d\udcaa 8 REB
\ud83d\udcaa 7 AST
\ud83d\udcaa 3 STL
\ud83d\udcaa 4 3PM pic.twitter.com\/zSJap2YEDm<\/a><\/p>\n

— NBA (@NBA) March 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n