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Deni Avdija speaks to the media after NBA's Washington Wizards picked him in the NBA draft 2020 in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Avdija became the highest-drafted player from Israel in NBA history by going No. 9 overall to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night รขโ‚ฌโ€ a year after the team made Rui Hachimura the first player from Japan to go in the first round. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)
Deni Avdija speaks to the media after NBA's Washington Wizards picked him in the NBA draft 2020 in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. Avdija became the highest-drafted player from Israel in NBA history by going No. 9 overall to the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night รขโ‚ฌโ€ a year after the team made Rui Hachimura the first player from Japan to go in the first round. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)Ariel Schalit/Associated Press

Wizards' Deni Avdija Learned English from Call of Duty, iCarly, Drake and Josh

Joseph Zucker
Nov 19, 2020

Washington Wizards rookie Deni Avdija's exposure to the English language wasn't limited to Call of Duty.

The revelation initially came during ESPN's broadcast of the 2020 NBA draft. Asked Thursday about the story, the Israeli playerย told reporters he also watched Drake & Josh and iCarlyย in addition to enjoying the popular video game series. Together, they all helped him hone his English.

Nothing will make some fans feel older than learning of an incoming draft prospect watching television shows that ran during the mid-to-late 2000s as a kid. It's a bit like discovering Kenyon Martin's son, Kenyon Martin Jr., is entering the Association.

Between playing Call of Duty and watchingย Nickelodeon series, it's anybody's guess as to what Avdija considers to be trash talk in English as he approaches his first year.

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