Deni Avdija averaged 14.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 75 games last season.
The Washington Wizards have reportedly agreed to trade forward Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for guard Malcolm Brogdon, the 14th pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, a 2029 first-round pick and two future second-round picks, according to multiple reports.
Wizards get:
- Malcolm Brogdon
- Pick No. 14 in the 2024 NBA Draft
- 2029 first-round pick (Portland’s second-most favorable)
- 2028 second round pick
- 2030 second round pick
The Trail Blazers get:
The Washington Wizards are trading F Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers for Malcolm Brogdon and tonight’s 14th pick and 2029 pick, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/inF8ezNZtL
–Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2024
In the deal that will send Deni Avdija to Portland, the second-round picks the Wizards will receive will be in 2028 and 2030. Washington will also get tonight’s 14th pick and, as noted elsewhere, the second most favorable of Portland’s first pick in 2029. round choices, by source.
– Josh Robbins (@JoshuaBRobbins) June 26, 2024
Avdija, a 6-foot-9 forward drafted ninth overall in 2020, is coming off a career season in which he averaged 14.7 points and 7.2 rebounds while shooting 37.4 percent. at 3 points. His improvement was a bright spot for the otherwise struggling Wizards, and it earned him a sixth-place finish in Kia’s Most Improved Player voting.
Avdija signed a four-year, $55 million contract extension with the Wizards last October and is under contract through the 2027-28 season.
Portland is shedding some of its surplus draft picks while adding a 23-year-old rotation player to its post-Damian Lillard era. The Blazers finished the 2023-24 season with a 21-61 record and hold the seventh overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft.
Meanwhile, Washington is still resetting its own roster before using the No. 2 pick in Wednesday’s draft. Brogdon, a veteran guard whose contract is expiring, could stay to help guide a young Wizards team or be involved in another trade.
NBA.com will have more on this announced agreement soon.
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