LeBron James says Wizards are 'kicking themselves' over Deni Avdija trade to Portland

Steve Nash: Deni Avdija in Portland. LeBron James: Oh yeah. Nash: 25 points per game. That's plus eight from last year. Six assists. That's two up from last year. True shooting 62%. That's up 2% from last year. He's top four at the time of recording in foul rate, nine and a half free throws a game up there with Shai, Luka, and AR. This is a guy who, when he gets downhill, is a problem. James: He's a physical, physical driver to the rim. And if you don't have a body in front of him, if you're on the side of him, then he's going to get that foul call. He's super physical, especially going downhill to his right hand. And like you said, he's worked a lot on his outside shooting, too. When he was in Washington, that's the one thing he did have. He's always had this speed with the ball. Very fast with the ball downhill to his right hand, big body, big wing. But this year in particular, I've seen him expand his range and make some shots from the perimeter at a more consistent rate. And it's resulted in him having a breakout career year so far. Nash: I feel he's in a little better shape. He just feels a little sharper. He's getting to the cracks. Like you said, he's shooting so that makes him faster, too. Good playmaker. Makes plays for others. He's a guy I think Washington probably… James: Is kicking themselves? Nash: Yeah. Because I mean this is a quality, quality player in our League. James: He's a quality player. He's a big-time player. He's good. He's really good. 

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