Gui Santos

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Gui Santos
Gui Santos.png
Santos in 2021
No. 15–Golden State Warriors
Position Small forward / shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (2002-06-22) 22 June 2002 (age 22)
Brasília, Brazil
Listed height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2022: 2nd round, 55th overall pick
Selected by the Golden State Warriors
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2022 Minas
2022–2023 Santa Cruz Warriors
2023–present Golden State Warriors
2023–2024 →Santa Cruz Warriors
Career highlights and awards
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Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
FIBA South America U17 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2019 Chile Team

Guilherme Carvalho dos Santos (born 22 June 2002) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Contents

Professional career

Minas (2018–2022)

Santos made his professional debut with Minas of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) during the 2018–19 season. [1] He averaged 6.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 10.5 efficiency and 23.0 minutes on the court - at only 16 years of age. [2] In the 2018–19 NBB season, because he was still in school and for several other reasons, he was unable to fully follow the adult team's routine. [3]

In the 2019 Basketball Development League (LDB), Gui was the leader of the Minas team. At 17, his averages were 14.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the U-20 championship. [3] In 2019, Gui Carvalho was already part of his club's senior cast. He entered the court in three Minas games in the 2018–19 NBB season – against Joinville, Vasco and Sesi Franca. [2] In the 2019–20 NBB season, Minas' coach Léo Costa granted Carvalho a bigger role with the team. [3]

In April 2021, Santos was named to the World Team for the Nike Hoop Summit. On April 21, he declared for the 2021 NBA draft. [4] In the 2021–22 season, Santos was named the NBB Sixth Man of the Year after he averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds over the season. [5] [6]

On 3 September 2021, Santos scored a career-high 34 points for Minas' U20 team in a 72–77 away win over Flamengo U20. [7]

Golden State / Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–present)

Santos was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 55th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. [8] He joined the Warriors for the 2022 NBA Summer League, and he later joined their NBA G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. Santos was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season. [9]

On November 7, 2023, Santos was signed by the Golden State Warriors to a three-year deal. [10]

National team career

Santos helped Brazil win a gold medal at the 2019 FIBA South America Under-17 Championship in Chile. He scored 27 points against Argentina in the final. [11] Santos made his senior national team debut during 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification. [12]

In February 2020, Gui Santos was called up by Aleksandar Petrovic for the Brazilian senior national team. He scored 11 points in the two games against Uruguay at the 2021 Copa America qualifiers. [3]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Golden State 2308.4.509.370.9412.1.6.2.13.6
Career2308.4.509.370.9412.1.6.2.13.6

Play-in

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024 Golden State 102.2———1.0.0.0.0.0
Career102.2———1.0.0.0.0.0

Miscellaneous

Gui Carvalho was one of the Brazilian representatives at Basketball Without Borders, a camp held by FIBA and the NBA that brought together 64 prospects from Latin America for training sessions in the city of Medellín (Colombia), and also at the FIBA Americas Youth Elite Camp, that happened in Campinas, Brazil at the end of 2018. [2]

According to the Brazilian news site O TEMPO, Carvalho is the Darling of the Crowd (um xodó da torcida). [3]

Gui recalls that especially the support of Minas teammates Alex Garcia and Leandro Barbosa helped him shape his game and reach success. [3]

Personal life

Santos' father, Deivisson, is a former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the NBB. [12] His mother, Lucineide, was also a basketball player. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Fábrica de talentos". MinasTenisClube.com.br (in Portuguese). Minas Tênis Clube. April 23, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 Confira 10 prospectos que disputarão a LDB 2019 Archived 29 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine Paulo Chacon (Olimpiada Todo Dia), 10 July 2019. Accessed 23 June 2021.(in Portuguese)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ala Gui Carvalho prestes a ganhar mais espaço no basquete do Minas Tênis Clube Archived 3 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine Daniel Ottoni (O TEMPO), 14 August 2020. Accessed 28 June 2021.(in Portuguese)
  4. ↑ Givony, Jonathan (April 21, 2021). "Brazil's Gui Santos entering 2021 NBA draft". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  5. ↑ "BRUNO CABOCLO IS NAMED MVP OF THE 2021-22 NBB SEASON. CHECK OUT ALL THE AWARDS". Streetopia.me. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Gui Santos Player Profile, Golden State Warriors, News, Stats - Eurobasket". EuroBasket.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Regular Season Round 18: Flamengo - Minas 72-77". LatinBasket.com. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Warriors Select Patrick Baldwin Jr. (#28) & Gui Santos (#55) in 2022 NBA Draft, Presented by Oracle". NBA.com. June 23, 2022. Retrieved June 23, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Wolves' Garza And Ignite's Henderson Named Captains For NBA G League Next Up Game". NBA.com. February 7, 2023. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Warriors Sign Forward Gui Santos". NBA.com. November 7, 2023. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Brazil claim South American U17 Championship 2019 title in Chile". FIBA.basketball. December 1, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  12. 1 2 Massi, Luciano (March 11, 2021). "Gui Santos, do Minas e Seleção Brasileira, comenta sobre grande fase no NBB 13". RádioPoliesportiva.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on June 3, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  13. ↑ Sasso, Leonardo; Suaide, Pedro (November 13, 2018). "NBB: armador de 16 anos do Minas Tênis Clube joga por 3 categorias, brinca sobre ENEM e é desafiado por companheiros". ESPN.com (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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