2036 Hall of Fame Nominee - Deni Avdija

[Donny - Bucks]

Deni came into the league as one of the most polished prospects yet and came out as an absolute star at the small forward position. Will this be enough for him to get into the NBN Hall of Fame?

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CAREER STATS
Games: 1249
MPG: 34.3
PPG: 19.3
RPG: 7.5
APG: 3.7
SPG: 1.2
BPG: 0.7
TOPG: 1.4 
FG%: .448
FT%: .849
3P%: .389

Best Season (2026 Celtics)
Games: 78
MPG: 38.0
PPG: 23.9
RPG: 7.8
APG: 4.2 
SPG: 1.6
BPG: 0.7
TOPG: 1.5
FG%: .448
FT%: .856
3P%: .405

Career Highs
Points: 48
Rebounds: 19
Assists: 13
Steals: 7
Blocks: 5

Achievements
Championships: 1
Player of the Game: 152
Player of the Week: 0
Player of the Month: 0
Double Doubles: 310
Triple Doubles: 6

Awards
2020 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2020 - All-Rookie Team
2021 - All-Star Rookie Game Participant
2021 - All-Star Game Participant
2021 - All-League Second Team
2022 - All-Star Game Participant
2022 - All-League Second Team
2023 - All-Star Game Participant
2023 - All-League First Team
2024 - All-Star Game Participant
2024 - All-League Second Team
2025 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-Star Game Participant
2026 - All-League Second Team
2027 - All-League Second Team
2027 - All-Defensive Second Team
2028 - All-Star Game Participant
2028 - All-League First Team
2029 - All-Star Game Participant
2031 - All-Star Game Participant
2031 - All-League Second Team
2032 - All-Star Game Participant



Arguments For Induction
- Deni was incredibly consistent as a .45-.46% shooter and did everything well, grabbing boards, playing defense, passing, and scoring, and deserves credit for his longevity as this player. 

- Eight time All-Leaguer including x2 All-League First, which is pretty damn good considering he's played during Kevin Durant, Emoni Bates, Brown/Tatum, etc's careers. A ton of good SF's played during his career and he put up a ridiculous amount of awards and was very consistent.

- He did it all! A Champion, 10 All-Star appearances, all the All-Leagues mentioned before, and produced until the very end even if it was in different roles. As a guy who lengthened his career solely to mentor the youth, you have to look at his career as an absolute success.

Arguments Against Induction
- He spent a lot of his career on less-than-good teams and that's pretty disappointing considering his career was incredibly productive. He could've produced a ton more if he had a bit more talent around him on multiple instances.

- His stats may come off a little underwhelming percentage wise, as a career .448/.849/.389 shooter who ended up as a 19.3 PPG player due to the end of his career being off the bench. Not necessarily auto-yes.

- Did Deni do anything GREAT? While he was a fantastic offensive player and scored 20+ most of the time, was he GREAT offensively? Was he Hall of Fame good in any facet of his game? He was a terrific all-around player but was he Hall of Fame level good? That's for you to decide.

Vote carefully, and remember to throw out arguments regardless of which side you're on. This should be a discussion that eventually gets the league to the proper decision on him. Your vote can also be retracted after it's been cast if you feel like switching to the other side based on the arguments that have been made. To be inducted, a player needs 70% and to be considered in a later class they need 50%. Vote carefully.

***BONUS - Don't forget that everyone who votes gets $100 and the person that makes the best argument or contributes to the discussion the best will be awarded an extra $100***

[Retired]

Ill have to say yes, was arguably the best sf in the league at one stage

[ucfinfan86]

Offensively he wasn’t the greatest, but the rebounding/ball handling/awards make it a yes

[carlos]

I went yes bc of the awards and overall play.

This one was tough since he's not elite at any one area of the game but he's really good at everything, has a chanpionship, and has the awards.

I think the end of his career really clouds how good he was since he was washed up and making like $50m but he was one of the most valuable players in the league when I joined given his all around game and the lack of SFs at the time

[Michael]

Voted yes. More than enough accolades with the All-League and All-Star selections and the ring to proves he can contribute on a winning team (although I’m not quite sure which year he won it cos it doesn’t say).

[vanimmer]

like stated previously not the best at anything but a very very great player in his time that could fill up the stats

[A. Silver]

Yes, he didn't become a superduper star as he looked like he might but he still entered the league as a solid SF at a time when a solid SF was a luxury and only got better from there.

[yourkers15]

I was always disappointed that he never took that next step that I thought he had but he was a complete SF who did it all and we haven't had many of those. Loved his game and an easy yes. Got the awards and a stat stuffer.

[cop5414]

Yes

[josephballin11]

Yes, for the sole reason he was good enough to get that big ass contract

[frosty]

Yes.

[John1974]

Yes, but it was tough call but the championship, and awards helped push him over for me.

[carmelo115]

Yes

[hunt54]

he was a mentor to the great pigster. this guy knew how to bring home the bacon

[HF]

Voted yes. Looks like the ultimate glue guy in a starting lineup