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Didi Louzada

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Louzada and the second or paternal family name is Silva.
Didi Louzada
No. 7 – Flamengo
PositionShooting guard / small forward
LeagueNBB
Personal information
Born (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 25)
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
NBA draft2019: 2nd round, 35th overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Franca
2019–2021Sydney Kings
2021–2022New Orleans Pelicans
2022→Birmingham Squadron
2022Portland Trail Blazers
2022–2023Cleveland Charge
2023–presentFlamengo
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Brazil
FIBA AmeriCup
Silver medal – second place 2022 Brazil
FIBA South America U15 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Venezuela

Marcos Henrique Louzada Silva (born 2 July 1999), commonly known as Didi Louzada, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB). At the 2019 NBA draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, before being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.

Early life

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Louzada was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. The first sport he played was futsal, but he decided to focus on basketball when he was 10 years old.[1] Louzada saw immediate success playing basketball for his school and joined the Liga Urbana Social de Basquete (LUSB) at age seven. He moved to NBB club Franca in January 2015 and initially played for the under-16 team. After one season, he competed in the Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (LDB), an under-22 league, and led his team to a championship.[2] In August 2016, Louzada was one of 40 players invited to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Americas Team Camp in Mexico City.[3]

Professional career

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Franca (2017–2019)

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Louzada made his NBB debut for Franca on 16 February 2017, playing under two minutes in a 99–78 win over Pinheiros.[4] On 26 January 2019, he recorded a career-high 27 points and six rebounds in a 100–70 victory over Nicaraguan club Real Estelí in the FIBA Americas League.[5][6]

On 12 April 2019, Louzada played for the World Select Team at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon.[7][8] On 19 April, he declared for the 2019 NBA draft. At the time, Silva was ranked by ESPN as the 61st-best prospect in the draft class.[9] Silva was selected as the 35th pick of the 2019 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks. His draft rights were later traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.[10]

Sydney Kings (2019–2021)

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On 5 July 2019, Louzada signed with the Sydney Kings in the National Basketball League (NBL), a league based in Australia. Silva joined the team through the NBL Next Stars program, which was created in the previous year to attract NBA draft prospects to the NBL.[11] He averaged 10.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.6 assist per game. On 30 September 2020, Louzada re-signed with the team.[12]

New Orleans Pelicans (2021–2022)

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On 27 April 2021, Louzada signed with the New Orleans Pelicans.[13] On 19 November, he was suspended for 25 games for violating the terms of the NBA's anti-drug program.[14] On 21 January 2022, while playing in the NBA G League for the Birmingham Squadron, Louzada suffered a left knee injury. Two days later, the Pelicans announced that he was diagnosed with a torn medial meniscus in his left knee and would be ruled out indefinitely.[15] On 4 February, he underwent surgery on his left knee.[16]

Portland Trail Blazers (2022)

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On 8 February 2022, the Portland Trail Blazers acquired Louzada, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Tomáš Satoranský, Josh Hart, a protected 2022 first-round draft pick, the better of New Orleans’ and Portland's 2026 second-round draft picks and New Orleans’ 2027 second-round draft pick from the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell.[17]

On August 29, 2022, Louzada was waived by the Blazers.[18]

Cleveland Charge (2022–2023)

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On October 24, 2022, Louzada joined the Cleveland Charge training camp roster.[19]

Flamengo (2023–present)

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On June 29, 2023, Louzada signed with Flamengo of the Novo Basquete Brasil.[20]

On June 13, 2024, Louzada was drafted by the Valley Suns in the 2024 NBA G League expansion draft.[21]

National team career

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Junior national team

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In 2014, Louzada joined the Brazilian national under-15 team at the FIBA South America Under-15 Championship in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. In five games, he averaged 4.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, and 1.4 assists per game, while winning the gold medal over Argentina.[22][23] Louzada played for the Brazilian national under-16 team at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Bahía Blanca, Argentina. In five games, he averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 0.6 assists per game, as Brazil finished in sixth place.[24][25]

Senior national team

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On 10 September 2018, Louzada was called up to play for the senior Brazilian national team in the second phase of 2019 FIBA World Cup qualification.[26] He made his debut three days later, playing less than a minute in an 85–77 loss to Canada.[27] On 21 February 2019, he scored 15 points in a 104–80 win over the Virgin Islands, helping Brazil qualify for the 2019 FIBA World Cup.[28]

Career statistics

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Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2020–21 New Orleans 3 0 18.7 .231 .250 – 1.0 1.0 .7 .0 2.7
2021–22 New Orleans 2 0 3.5 .000 .000 – 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0
2021–22 Portland 7 1 17.4 .400 .450 1.000 2.1 .6 .3 .3 5.0
Career 12 1 15.4 .326 .355 1.000 1.7 .7 .3 .2 3.6

NBB

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Regular season

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Season Team GP MPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Franca 1 1.8 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
2017–18 Franca 21 10.8 .441 .259 .667 1.5 .6 .6 .1 3.2
2018–19 Franca 22 20.3 .459 .347 .746 2.9 1.2 .6 .0 10.6
Career 44 15.4 .455 .324 .734 2.2 .9 .6 .1 6.8

Playoffs

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Season Team GP MPG 2P% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Franca 3 8.8 .333 .400 .000 1.3 .7 .0 .0 2.7
2019 Franca 11 16.4 .460 .414 .765 2.7 .5 .5 .2 7.7
Career 14 14.7 .423 .412 .765 2.4 .6 .5 .2 6.6

References

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  1. ^ Balassiano, Fábio (11 May 2018). "Ala de Franca, Didi chama atenção aos 19 anos e projeta próximos passos da carreira" (in Portuguese). Universo Online. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  2. ^ Pacheco, Felipe (10 October 2016). "Capixaba de 17 anos vira promessa do basquete" (in Portuguese). Tribuna Online. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  3. ^ "NBA to bring fourth edition of Americas Team Camp presented by Nike to MexicoCity". National Basketball Association. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Feb 16, 2017 - Pinheiros/Sky 78 at France 99". RealGM. 16 February 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Invicto, Sesi Franca garante classificação na Liga das Américas" (in Portuguese). Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete. 28 January 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Jan 26, 2019 - France 100 at Real Esteli 70". RealGM. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  7. ^ Suaide, Pedro (25 March 2019). "NBA: Didi, de Franca, é chamado para treino pré-draft, revela choro ao ver seu nome em rankings e abre seus sonhos" (in Portuguese). ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  8. ^ "2019 Nike Hoop Summit: World Select Team Announced" (PDF). Nike Hoop Summit. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  9. ^ Givony, Jonathan (17 April 2019). "Brazilian Silva declares eligibility for NBA draft". ESPN. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Pelicans acquire rights to Alexander-Walker, Hayes, Silva". NBA.com. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  11. ^ "Marcos 'Didi' Louzada Silva joins Sydney Kings as part of NBL's Next Stars program". FOX Sports. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Didi Louzada Returning to Sydney". NBL.com.au. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  13. ^ "Pelicans sign Didi Louzada". NBA.com. 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  14. ^ "NBA suspends Pelicans' DiDi Louzada for 25 games". NBA. Archived from the original on 19 November 2021. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Didi Louzada injury update". New Orleans Pelicans. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Pelicans' Didi Louzada: Undergoes successful surgery". CBS Sports. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  17. ^ "TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE TRADE WITH NEW ORLEANS" (Press release). Portland Trail Blazers. 8 February 2022.
  18. ^ "Trail Blazers Waive Didi Louzada". www.nba.com. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Charge 2022 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  20. ^ "Flamengo acerta a contratação de Didi Louzada para a disputa da NBB". AGazeta.com.br (in Portuguese). 29 June 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
  21. ^ "2024-25 NBA G League Expansion Draft". NBA.com. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  22. ^ "Marcos Silva's profile - 2014 South American U15 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  23. ^ "2014 South American U15 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Marcos Silva's profile - 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Men". FIBA. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  25. ^ "Didi Louzada Silva Player Profile". RealGM. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  26. ^ "Surpreso com convocação, Didi celebra chance de jogar ao lado de ídolos". Terra. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  27. ^ "Sep 13, 2018 - Brazil 77 at Canada 85". RealGM. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  28. ^ McCarthy, John (22 February 2019). "Virgin Islands Men's Basketball Team Dominated By Brazil 104-80". Virgin Islands Free Press. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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