Marcos Louzada Silva

Last updated
Didi Louzada
No. 35–Portland Trail Blazers
Position Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-07-02) 2 July 1999 (age 22)
Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Listed height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Listed weight188 lb (85 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2019 / Round: 2 / Pick: 35th overall
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019 Franca
2019–2021 Sydney Kings
2021–2022 New Orleans Pelicans
2021→Birmingham Squadron
2022–present Portland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
FIBA South America U15 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 VenezuelaNational team

Marcos Henrique Louzada Silva (born 2 July 1999), commonly known as Didi Louzada, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). At the 2019 NBA draft, he was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks, before his rights were traded to the New Orleans Pelicans.

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Early life

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

Franca (2017–2019)

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)

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)

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]

Portland Trail Blazers (2022–present)

On February 8, 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. [15]

National team career

Junior national team

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. [16] [17] 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. [18] [19]

Senior national team

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. [20] He made his debut three days later, playing less than a minute in an 85–77 loss to Canada. [21] 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. [22]

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
2020–21 New Orleans 3018.7.231.250–1.01.0.7.02.7
2021–22 New Orleans 203.5.000.000–1.0.5.0.0.0
Career5012.6.188.182–1.0.8.4.01.6


NBB

Regular season

SeasonTeamGPMPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2016–17 Franca 11.8.000.000.00000000
2017–18 Franca 2110.8.441.259.6671.5.6.6.13.2
2018–19 Franca 2220.3.459.347.7462.91.2.6.010.6
Career4415.4.455.324.7342.2.9.6.16.8

Playoffs

SeasonTeamGPMPG2P%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2018 Franca 38.8.333.400.0001.3.7.0.02.7
2019 Franca 1116.4.460.414.7652.7.5.5.27.7
Career1414.7.423.412.7652.4.6.5.26.6

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  10. ↑ "Pelicans acquire rights to Alexander-Walker, Hayes, Silva". NBA.com. July 7, 2019. Retrieved July 7, 2019.
  11. ↑ "Marcos 'Didi' Louzada Silva joins Sydney Kings as part of NBL's Next Stars program". FOX Sports. July 5, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 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. Retrieved November 19, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  17. ↑ "2014 South American U15 Championship for Men". FIBA . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
  18. ↑ "Marcos Silva's profile - 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Men". FIBA . Retrieved 10 May 2019.
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