After the improved season: "Danny Abdia and the young people put Washington in a dilemma"

The Israeli made a leap forward in his second season in the NBA, but the Wizards are facing a revolution and will have to decide whether to use it and the youngsters who appear to be "their strongest card" in the trades market.

The numbers, questions and the future after Abdia's "Iron Man" campaign

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11/04/2022

Monday, 11 April 2022, 06:15

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Washington trains ahead of game against Chicago (Washington Wizards Official Twitter)

that's it.

Danny Abdia's second season in the NBA is over and over, after Washington's 124: 108 loss last night (Sunday) to Charlotte.

The Wizards finished the season in 12th place in the East with a balance of 35 wins versus 47 losses, missed the playoffs for the third time in the last four years and went out for a long summer with a lot of question marks.

The most fundamental question, the one that will also largely determine what the Wizards' break will look like, concerns the future of Bradley Bill.

The shooting guard who missed the final part of the season due to injury can take advantage of an option to exit his contract, and it remains to be seen whether he leaves the Wizards for the first time in his NBA career in favor of a more senior and proven team, or continues to believe management and tie his future with the Wizards.

With or without regard to Bill's future, the Wizards will in any case focus their efforts on signing a senior coordinator.

After finishing the season with just two natural coordinators on the roster both of whom were not destined to be a five-man squad, the Wizards are expected to look for a point guard to step into the shoes of John Wall or Russell Westbrook, who have filled the senior coordinator's box in previous years.

The Wizards have quite a few built-in problems in the roster formed last season, and they mainly relate to poor defensive performance, a lack of good one-on-one guards, and on the other side of the field there are not enough reliable three-pointers on the roster, a basic commodity in the NBA today.

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Bradley Bill (Photo: GettyImages, G Fiume)

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All of this may also affect the young players of the team, including Danny Abdia.

The 21-year-old Israeli has shown mental toughness and excellent physical fitness this season, being one of only five players in the entire league to participate in each of the 82 games this season.

He is the first Washington player to do so since Bradley Bill in the 2018/19 season, and it is certainly an encouraging sign after his rookie season was interrupted due to an injury that resulted in a prolonged absence.

Abdia has improved this season in almost every aspect compared to last season.

He scored more (8.3 points on average), played more (24.1 minutes), took more rebounds (5.2), handed out more assists (2.1) and also slightly improved his shooting percentage, especially from the penalty line (75.6%).

In many parts throughout the season Abdia seems to be developing (in a particularly unexpected way) into an excellent defensive player, capable of keeping a variety of players in a variety of one-on-one positions.

In the final part of the season, especially after Kyle Kozma was sidelined, he also showed significant improvement on the offensive side and he finished the last ten games of the season averaging 13 points, 6.1 rebounds and 3.8 assists, starting to fulfill his role as a playmaker.

Leapfrog.

Abdia (Photo: Reuters)

Still, Washington may face a dilemma about it this summer, in which it is expected to make a facelift.

According to NBC, "It's pretty clear the roster will look completely different next season. The Wizards are hoping a trail stays, Kristaps Forzingis anyway there, and if something unexpected happens, Kyle Kozma and Cantabius Caldwell Pop will also be part of the roster. Chances are at least one of the team's four youngsters "Danny Abdia, Daniel Gaford, Corey Kispert and Roy Hachimura - will remain, but if the team decides they must make a significant trade, it will probably require them to part with one of the youngsters, or more."

According to Chase Hughes, "The Wizards have previously rejected offers for Danny Abdia and Roy Hachimura, but both alongside Corey Kispert and Daniel Gaford, may be their strongest cards in the trades market. Wizards ".

In any case, Abdia will now return to Israel and get the rest he needs, hoping that the strong end of the current season is a sign of things to come - wherever it may be.

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