When Deni Avdija was drafted No. 9 overall by the Washington Wizards in the 2020 NBA Draft, it was clear that patience would be required.
As a raw prospect coming over from Israel at 19, the forward was viewed as a high upside prospect with plenty to be desire but with a lot of work to do.
Through his first four seasons in the DMV, the wing showed flashes of the reason Washington should remain patient in his development, but instead, the Wizards opted to do what the Wizards do best; make a poor decision.
Opting to trade Deni Avdija to the Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for Malcolm Brogdon and draft capital that eventually landed them Bub Carrington, Washington would quickly be forced to deal with the fact that yet another questionable decision would come back to haunt them.