Cape Verdean basketball player (born 1992)
Edy Tavares |
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| Position | Center |
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| League | Liga ACB
EuroLeague |
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| Born | (1992-03-22) March 22, 1992 (age 32)
Maio, Cape Verde |
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| Listed height | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
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| Listed weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
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| NBA draft | 2014: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick |
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| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks |
| Playing career | 2009–present |
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| 2009–2015 | Gran Canaria |
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| 2011–2013 | →La Palma |
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| 2015–2016 | Atlanta Hawks |
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| 2015–2016 | →Austin Spurs |
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| 2015 | →Canton Charge |
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| 2016 | →Bakersfield Jam |
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| 2016–2017 | Raptors 905 |
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| 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
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| 2017 | Raptors 905 |
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| 2017–present | Real Madrid |
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- 2× EuroLeague champion (2018, 2023)
- EuroLeague all-time blocks leader
- EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2023)
- 3× All-EuroLeague First Team (2021–2023)
- 2× All-EuroLeague Second Team (2019, 2024)
- 3× EuroLeague Best Defender (2019, 2021, 2023)
- 6× EuroLeague blocks leader (2019–2024)
- All-EuroCup First Team (2015)
- 4× Liga ACB champion (2018, 2019, 2022, 2024)
- 6× Spanish Supercup winner (2018–2023)
- Liga ACB Finals MVP (2022)
- 3× All-Liga ACB First Team (2019, 2021, 2023)
- 2× All-Liga ACB Second Team (2020, 2022)
- 7× Liga ACB Defensive Player of the Year (2018–2024)
- 7× Liga ACB blocks leader (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021–2024)
- Liga ACB rebounding leader (2024)
- All-Liga ACB Young Players Team (2014)
- Spanish Supercup MVP (2022)
- NBA D-League Defensive Player of the Year (2017)
- All-NBA D-League First Team (2017)
- NBA D-League All-Defensive Team (2017)
- NBA D-League All-Star (2017)
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Walter Samuel "Edy" Tavares da Veiga (born March 22, 1992) is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was selected with the 43rd overall pick in 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks and has played internationally for the Cape Verde national basketball team. Tavares receives praise as a physical phenomenon, standing 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) tall and possessing a 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) wingspan.[1]
After being scouted in his hometown, Tavares started playing for Gran Canaria in 2009. He was drafted in the 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks where he played one season. In 2017, Tavares signed with Real Madrid where he became a star player, winning two EuroLeague titles and three All-EuroLeague Team selections, as well as several domestic accolades. Tavares is the EuroLeague's all-time leader in blocks.
Tavares guided the Cape Verdean national team to their first-ever World Cup in 2023, and has played at AfroBasket in 2013 and 2021.
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