Didi Louzada Explained

Didi Louzada
Position:Shooting guard / small forward
Height Ft:6
Height In:5
Weight Lbs:188
League:NBB
Team:Flamengo
Number:7
Birth Date:1999 7, df=yes
Birth Place:Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Brazil
Draft Year:2019
Draft Round:2
Draft Pick:35
Draft Team:Atlanta Hawks
Career Start:2017
Years1:2017–2019
Team1:Franca
Years2:2019–2021
Team2:Sydney Kings
Years3:
Team3:New Orleans Pelicans
Years4:2022
Team4:Birmingham Squadron
Team5:Portland Trail Blazers
Years6:2022–2023
Team6:Cleveland Charge
Years7:2023–present
Team7:Flamengo
Highlights:

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

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] 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)

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)

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

Flamengo (2023–present)

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

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.[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

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

NBA

Regular season

|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans| 3 || 0 || 18.7 || .231 || .250 || || 1.0 || 1.0 || .7 || .0 || 2.7|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| New Orleans| 2 || 0 || 3.5 || .000 || .000 || || 1.0 || .5 || .0 || .0 || .0|-| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Portland| 7 || 1 || 17.4 || .400 || .450 || 1.000 || 2.1 || .6 || .3 || .3 || 5.0|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 12 || 1 || 15.4 || .326 || .355 || 1.000 || 1.7 || .7 || .3 || .2 || 3.6

NBB

Regular season

SeasonTeam
Franca1 1.8 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Franca21 10.8 .441 .259 .667 1.5 .6 .6 .1 3.2
Franca22 20.3 .459 .347 .746 2.9 1.2 .6 .0 10.6
Career44 15.4 .455 .324 .734 2.2 .9 .6 .1 6.8

Playoffs

SeasonTeam
Franca3 8.8 .333 .400 .000 1.3 .7 .0 .0 2.7
Franca11 16.4 .460 .414 .765 2.7 .5 .5 .2 7.7
Career14 14.7 .423 .412 .765 2.4 .6 .5 .2 6.6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Balassiano. Fábio. Ala de Franca, Didi chama atenção aos 19 anos e projeta próximos passos da carreira. Universo Online. 11 May 2018. 10 May 2019. pt.
  2. Web site: Pacheco. Felipe. Capixaba de 17 anos vira promessa do basquete. Tribuna Online. 10 October 2016. 10 May 2019. pt. 10 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510202235/https://tribunaonline.com.br/capixaba-de-17-anos-vira-promessa-do-basquete. dead.
  3. Web site: NBA to bring fourth edition of Americas Team Camp presented by Nike to MexicoCity. National Basketball Association. 3 August 2016. 10 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Feb 16, 2017 - Pinheiros/Sky 78 at France 99. RealGM. 16 February 2017. 10 May 2019.
  5. Web site: Invicto, Sesi Franca garante classificação na Liga das Américas. Campeonato Brasileiro de Basquete. 28 January 2019. 10 May 2019. pt. 10 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510202235/http://www.cbb.com.br/noticias/2019/01/invicto-sesi-franca-garante-classificacao-na-liga-das-americas. dead.
  6. Web site: Jan 26, 2019 - France 100 at Real Esteli 70. RealGM. 26 January 2019. 10 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Suaide. Pedro. NBA: Didi, de Franca, é chamado para treino pré-draft, revela choro ao ver seu nome em rankings e abre seus sonhos. ESPN. 25 March 2019. 10 May 2019. pt.
  8. Web site: 2019 Nike Hoop Summit: World Select Team Announced. Nike Hoop Summit. 12 April 2019. 10 May 2019.
  9. Web site: Givony. Jonathan. Brazilian Silva declares eligibility for NBA draft. ESPN. 17 April 2019. 10 May 2019.
  10. Web site: Pelicans acquire rights to Alexander-Walker, Hayes, Silva. NBA.com. July 7, 2019. July 7, 2019.
  11. Web site: Marcos 'Didi' Louzada Silva joins Sydney Kings as part of NBL's Next Stars program. FOX Sports. July 5, 2019. July 5, 2019.
  12. Web site: Didi Louzada Returning to Sydney. NBL.com.au. 30 September 2020. 17 December 2020.
  13. Web site: Pelicans sign Didi Louzada. NBA.com. 27 April 2021. 27 April 2021.
  14. Web site: NBA suspends Pelicans' DiDi Louzada for 25 games. live. November 19, 2021. NBA. https://web.archive.org/web/20211119221311/https://www.nba.com/news/nba-suspends-pelicans-didi-louzada-for-25-games . 2021-11-19 .
  15. Web site: Didi Louzada injury update . March 23, 2022 . New Orleans Pelicans.
  16. Web site: Pelicans' Didi Louzada: Undergoes successful surgery . March 23, 2022 . CBS Sports. 4 February 2022 .
  17. February 8, 2022. TRAIL BLAZERS COMPLETE TRADE WITH NEW ORLEANS. Portland Trail Blazers.
  18. Web site: Trail Blazers Waive Didi Louzada . 2022-09-25 . www.nba.com . en.
  19. Web site: Charge 2022 Training Camp Roster. NBA.com. October 24, 2022. October 24, 2022.
  20. Web site: Flamengo acerta a contratação de Didi Louzada para a disputa da NBB. AGazeta.com.br. June 29, 2023. August 9, 2023. Portuguese.
  21. Web site: 2024-25 NBA G League Expansion Draft. NBA.com. June 13, 2024. June 14, 2024.
  22. Web site: Marcos Silva's profile - 2014 South American U15 Championship for Men. FIBA. 10 May 2019.
  23. Web site: 2014 South American U15 Championship for Men. FIBA. 10 May 2019.
  24. Web site: Marcos Silva's profile - 2015 FIBA Americas U16 Championship for Men. FIBA. 10 May 2019.
  25. Web site: Didi Louzada Silva Player Profile. RealGM. 10 May 2019.
  26. Web site: Surpreso com convocação, Didi celebra chance de jogar ao lado de ídolos. Terra. 10 September 2018. 10 May 2019.
  27. Web site: Sep 13, 2018 - Brazil 77 at Canada 85. RealGM. 13 September 2018. 10 May 2019.
  28. Web site: McCarthy. John. Virgin Islands Men's Basketball Team Dominated By Brazil 104-80. Virgin Islands Free Press. 22 February 2019. 10 May 2019.