The Washington Wizards Israeli was interviewed on Thanassis Antetokounmpo's podcast. "Spropoulos gave me the first few minutes in the Euroleague and I got a lot of screaming from him.

It was worth it, I miss it a little bit," Dani Avdija said. The Israeli explained: "In the NBA all the players are talented, some more and some less. What makes you better than average and be part of the league is the attitude, the mentality, the other things"