82 games.
Danny Abdia was one of only five players to reach the full 82 appearances in the league this season.
True, this can be bypassed-but not unless you're a techie who knows what he's doing.
But with the fewest players completing a full season in league history, Abdia's consistent presence - third on the team in minutes of play - is a very nice line to the resume.
Threes from the corner.
In Israel, it is common to think that when Abdia is not involved in the attack, he "stands in the corner and waits to throw a free three".
But the truth is that only one of the four threes he throws is out of the corner.
And the truth is that he is accurate in only 27% of them.
There is no reason that improving a corner kick should not be high on his to-do list for the break.
protection.
Only one major player who has been at the Wizards all season shows a better defensive rating than Abdia's in his minutes - and that is center Daniel Gaford with 111 vs. Danny's 113 (Forzingis, who came in mid-season, has 110).
Only two reached a higher number when hijackings and blockages were added.
And no one on the team other than him has become a man for special defensive missions, one who is not ashamed to slow down leading rival guards and offensive forwards.
Then also mark some such cute X with his hands.
Zero range.
Abdia has a problem with the suffix when it already reaches the ring.
There were signs of that last season, but instead of improving he experienced regression and dropped from 73% from zero range to 62% this season.
He has been blocked 39 times this season - the most on the team.
The problem is twofold: unpolished technique and too little self-conviction.
A summer with the Israeli team may be able to help with the mental element, but it will surely come at the expense of refining the technique.
Ball transport.
Anyone who has seen Abdia play from an early age, notices something special when he is with the ball.
That was true of young teams, and it's true of the NBA.
For obvious reasons, he is still far from leading a secondary ball at a consistent level.
But it happens more and more, and even when he faces more minutes and more opportunities to lead a ball even in front of the opening five of the rival - it does not come at the expense of this magic.
Nor at the expense of efficiency.
Precisely when he leads the ball more, he improves his assists / losses ratio.
instability.
Five weak games, six good ones, seven weak games, five good ones.
While the Wizards are a team that never goes through upheavals and upheavals, Abdia is affected by those directly.
Until he clears it, he will remain nothing more than a complementary player.
Continuous improvement.
However, when the seasons of Abdia are divided into clusters of 15 games, a completely different picture emerges - a player who keeps getting better.
In almost every category the improvement over time is obvious, with shots from the field, 3-pointers, free throws, assists and points of improvement being almost linear, rising and rising.
This is not only the excellent personal last period, it can be linked to the atmosphere of the end of the season.
The trend is unequivocal, and he has recorded his three best periods in his career since the end of December.
If it continues like this, it will not necessarily solve the problem of instability, but will be enough to step up next season.
Hint meters.
In the last 15 games of his rookie season, Abdia has risen from 5 points and 3.6 rebounds to 7 points and 6 rebounds.
It was no accident - and this season he maintained that level, with 7.3 and 5 until 15 games left in the season.
What has he done in those last 15?
12.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, and 3.5 assists.
A jumping piece.
It will be very ambitious to expect that 3-6-12 is the player he will be next season.
But even with all the red flags about this last month, one thing is hard to get rid of, and that's the feeling that what we've seen is the player he can consistently be.
No, not at its peak.
On the way to its peak.
Israel's national team.
Good news for Guy Goodes - Danny Abdia will be wearing the national uniform in Eurobox in September, and will try to lead the team to the knockout stages of the tournament.
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