Deni Avdija has wanted to be utilized more as a primary playmaker and point forward, which is something that was hinted at during his stint with the Washington Wizards.
Former Wizards coach Wes Unseld previously discussed this increased role as being the next step in Avdija's development with Howard Blas of JNS, saying, "the next iteration for him will be his being a playmaker, playing as a secondary ball-handler, and at times, the primary ball-handler."
Avdija showed flashes of this with Washington, but it never fully came to fruition, in part because the Wizards prematurely traded a star in the making.