Edy Tavares
{{Short description|Cape Verdean basketball player (born 1992)}}
{{Portuguese name|Tavares|da Veiga}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Edy Tavares
| image = Edy Tavares 22 Real Madrid Baloncesto Euroleague 20250206 (5).jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Tavares with Real Madrid in 2025
| position = Center
| height_ft = 7
| height_in = 3
| weight_lb = 275
| league = Liga ACB
EuroLeague
| team = Real Madrid
| number = 22
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|3|22}}
| birth_place = Maio, Cape Verde
| draft_year = 2014
| draft_round = 2
| draft_pick = 43
| draft_team = Atlanta Hawks
| career_start = 2009
| career_end =
| years1 = 2009–2015
| team1 = Gran Canaria
| years2 = 2011–2013
| team2 = →La Palma
| years3 = {{nbay|2015|start}}–{{nbay|2016|start}}
| team3 = Atlanta Hawks
| years4 = 2015–2016
| team4 = →Austin Spurs
| years5 = 2015
| team5 = →Canton Charge
| years6 = 2016
| team6 = →Bakersfield Jam
| years7 = 2016–2017
| team7 = Raptors 905
| years8 = {{nbay|2016|end}}
| team8 = Cleveland Cavaliers
| years9 = 2017
| team9 = Raptors 905
| years10 = 2017–present
| team10 = Real Madrid
| highlights =
- 2× EuroLeague champion (2018, 2023)
- EuroLeague Final Four MVP (2023)
- 3× All-EuroLeague First Team (2021–2023)
- 3× All-EuroLeague Second Team (2019, 2024, 2025)
- 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)
- 8× Liga ACB Defensive Player of the Year (2018–2025)
- 8× Liga ACB blocks leader (2015, 2018, 2019, 2021–2025)
- 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)
EuroLeague career stats leaders
}}
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 {{height|ft=7|in=3}} tall and possessing a {{height|ft=7|in=9}} wingspan.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbadraft.net/players/walter-tavares|title=22 – Walter Tavares|work=NBADraft.com|access-date=May 8, 2013}}
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.
Early life
Tavares was born in Cape Verde on the island of Maio. His father was also tall, at {{Height|ft=6|in=8}}, and worked on shipping vessels which caused him to be away for long periods of time.{{Cite news |date=January 8, 2016 |title=The Fascinating Story of Edy Tavares |work=Atlanta Hawks |url=https://www.nba.com/hawks/features/edy-tavares-feature |access-date=August 13, 2022}} Tavares worked as a cashier in his grandmother's shop after school and played beach football as a hobby.{{Cite web |title=World basketball map: Cabo Verde {{!}} VTB United League - Official Website |url=https://vtb-league.com/en/news/world-basketball-map-cabo-verde/ |access-date=August 13, 2022 |language=en}} He did not play any basketball until he was 17 years old, and his talent was discovered by a German tourist who was on vacation in Cape Verde in 2009.{{cite web|url=http://hoopshype.com/2013/05/08/walter-tavares-the-biggest-unknown-in-the-draft/|title=Walter Tavares: The biggest unknown in the draft|date=May 8, 2013|work=HoopsHype.com|access-date=May 8, 2013}}{{Cite news|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2089543-who-is-walter-tavares-meet-nba-drafts-mystery-7-footer|title=Who Is Walter Tavares: Meet NBA Draft's Mystery 7-Footer|work=BleacherReport.com|date=June 7, 2014|access-date=June 7, 2014}} The tourist set up a meeting between Tavares and his friend, Raúl Rodriguez, who was a Spanish director of the CB Gran Canaria youth academy. After Rodriguez received a photo that showed Tavares' size, they later met in Praia. There, he had his first training; at the time, Tavares was {{Height|ft=7|in=1}}.
He started playing at the Gran Canaria youth academy, where a second under-18 team was created to accommodate Tavares.
Professional career
=Spain=
From 2009 to 2011, Tavares played for CB Gran Canaria's junior team in the Liga EBA. In 2011, he was loaned to UB La Palma of the LEB Oro for the 2011–12 season. In 2012, he returned to Gran Canaria and made his Liga ACB debut on January 6, 2013. He also played three games for La Palma in 2012–13 as well.
In April 2013, Tavares declared for the 2013 NBA draft{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/usa/nba/100723/walter-tavares-declares-for-the-nba-draft.html|title=Walter Tavares declares for the NBA Draft|date=April 22, 2013|work=Sportando.com|access-date=April 22, 2013}} but later withdrew his name and returned to Gran Canaria for the 2013–14 season.
On June 19, 2014, Tavares re-signed with Gran Canaria on a three-year deal,{{cite web|url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/123397/gran-canaria-extends-walter-tavares-for-three-years.html|title=Gran Canaria extends Walter Tavares for three years|date=June 19, 2014|work=Sportando.com|access-date=June 19, 2014}} while still remaining eligible for the 2014 NBA draft.{{cite web|url=http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24593213/draft-prospect-walter-tavares-signs-three-year-deal-with-gran-canaria|title=Draft prospect Walter Tavares signs three-year deal with Gran Canaria|date=June 20, 2014|work=CBSSports.com|access-date=June 20, 2014}}
On June 26, 2014, Tavares was selected with the 43rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, becoming the first Cape Verdean-born player to be drafted in the NBA.{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/basketball/nba/news/140627/Tavares_selected_43rd_by_the_Hawks|title=Tavares selected 43rd by the Hawks|date=June 27, 2014|work=SuperSport.com|access-date=June 27, 2014}} On August 26, 2014, it was announced Tavares would return to Gran Canaria for the 2014–15 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/basketball/tavares-back-for-another-season-with-gran-canaria/ng84L/|title=Tavares back for another season with Gran Canaria|date=August 26, 2014|work=AJC.com|access-date=August 26, 2014}} During their 2014–15 season, Tavares earned All-EuroCup First Team honors.
=Atlanta Hawks=
On July 6, 2015, Tavares joined the Atlanta Hawks for the 2015 NBA Summer League.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/edy-tavares-mike-muscala-headline-hawks-summer-league-roster|title=Edy Tavares, Mike Muscala Headline Hawks' Summer League Roster|date=July 6, 2015|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 6, 2015}} Three days later, he signed a multi-year deal with the Hawks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-sign-walter-edy-tavares|title=Hawks Sign Walter "Edy" Tavares|date=July 9, 2015|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 13, 2015}} He made his debut for the Hawks on October 29 recording one point and one rebound in a 112–101 win over the New York Knicks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/games/20151029/ATLNYK/gameinfo.html|title=Hawks beat Knicks 112-101 for 1st victory of the season|date=October 29, 2015|work=NBA.com|access-date=October 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029205851/http://www.nba.com/games/20151029/ATLNYK/gameinfo.html|archive-date=October 29, 2015|url-status=dead}} During his rookie season, using the flexible assignment rule, Tavares received multiple assignments to the Austin Spurs, Canton Charge and Bakersfield Jam of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/assignments/|title=2015-16 NBA Assignments|work=NBA.com|access-date=December 30, 2015|archive-date=June 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150628000000/http://dleague.nba.com/news/assignments/|url-status=dead}} On October 31, 2016, he was waived by the Hawks after appearing in one game for the team in the 2016–17 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/hawks/news/hawks-request-waivers-edy-tavares|title=Hawks Request Waivers On Edy Tavares|date=October 31, 2016|work=NBA.com|access-date=October 31, 2016}}
=Raptors 905=
On November 12, 2016, Tavares was acquired by Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League.{{cite web|url=http://raptors905.dleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905-acquire-edy-tavares/|title=RAPTORS 905 ACQUIRE EDY TAVARES|work=NBA.com|date=November 12, 2016|access-date=November 15, 2016|archive-date=April 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401114202/http://raptors905.dleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905-acquire-edy-tavares/|url-status=dead}} On February 6, 2017, he was named in the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the 2017 NBA D-League All-Star Game.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/2017-nba-development-league-all-star-game-rosters/|title=Rosters for 2017 NBA Development League All-Star Game Presented By Kumho Tire|work=NBA.com|date=February 6, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2017}} At the season's end, he was named the recipient of the NBA Development League Defensive Player of the Year Award.{{cite web|url=http://dleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905s-edy-tavares-named-2016-17-defensive-player-year/|title=Edy Tavares Named 2016-17 NBA D-League Defensive Player of The Year|work=NBA.com|date=April 18, 2017|access-date=April 19, 2017|archive-date=April 20, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170420153745/http://dleague.nba.com/news/raptors-905s-edy-tavares-named-2016-17-defensive-player-year/|url-status=dead}}
=Cleveland Cavaliers=
File:Edy Tavares (37334301350) (cropped).jpg in 2017]]
On April 12, 2017, Tavares signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/jones-tavares-signing-170412|title=Cavaliers Sign Dahntay Jones and Edy Tavares|work=NBA.com|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=April 12, 2017}} He made his debut for the Cavaliers that night, recording 10 rebounds and 6 blocks in a 99–83 loss to the Toronto Raptors.{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900596|title=Raptors prep for playoffs, beat "resting" Cavaliers 98-83|work=ESPN.com|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=April 13, 2017}} Tavares did not play at all in the 2017 playoffs due to a hand injury.{{cite web|last=Chiari|first=Mike|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2709480-cavaliers-center-walter-tavares-out-indefinitely-with-hand-injury|title=Cavaliers Center Walter Tavares Out Indefinitely with Hand Injury|work=BleacherReport.com|date=May 14, 2017|access-date=May 14, 2017}} The Cavaliers made the Finals, but lost to the Golden State Warriors in five games. On October 11, 2017, Tavares was waived by the Cavaliers.{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/waive-tavares-171011|title=Cavaliers Waive Edy Tavares|work=NBA.com|date=October 11, 2017|access-date=October 11, 2017}}
=Brief return to Raptors 905=
Shortly after getting waived by the Cavaliers, Tavares returned to Raptors 905, ultimately playing only one regular season game for them, scoring 13 points, with 10 rebounds and 3 blocks vs. the Grand Rapids Drive on November 5, 2017.
=Return to Spain=
== 2017–18 season ==
On November 10, 2017, Tavares signed with Real Madrid until the end of the 2019–20 season.{{cite news|title=Official Announcement: Tavares {{!}} Real Madrid CF|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/11/official-announcement-tavares|access-date=November 10, 2017|work=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial|date=November 10, 2017}}{{cite news|title=This is Walter Tavares {{!}} Real Madrid CF|url=http://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2017/11/this-is-walter-tavares|access-date=November 10, 2017|work=Real Madrid C.F. - Web Oficial|date=November 10, 2017}} In May 2018, Real Madrid won the 2017–18 EuroLeague championship, after defeating Fenerbahçe in the final game with 85–80.{{cite news|title=Real Madrid is 2018 EuroLeague champion|url=http://www.euroleague.net/main/results/showgame?gamecode=260&seasoncode=E2017#!report|access-date=May 20, 2018|work=euroleague.net|date=May 20, 2018}} Over 17 EuroLeague games, Tavares averaged 6.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game.
== 2018–19 season ==
Tavares won the 2018–19 ACB season with Madrid. In the 2018–19 EuroLeague, he was named the EuroLeague Best Defender.
== 2019–20 season ==
On September 21, 2019, Tavares set an individual record for most blocks in a Spanish Supercup game, with 7 blocks in the semi-final against Fuenlabrada.{{cite web|url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/acb/937957/walter-tavares-sets-record-for-most-supercopa-endesa-blocks/|title=Walter Tavares sets record for most Supercopa Endesa blocks|date=September 22, 2019|work=Eurohoops|access-date=September 22, 2019}} Real went on to win the Supercup for a second year in a row. The season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
== 2020–21 season ==
In the 2020–21 season, Tavares was named to the All-EuroLeague First Team for the first time in his career. He was also named the EuroLeague Best Defender for the second time in his career.
== 2021–22 season ==
In the EuroLeague, Tavares made a second straight All-EuroLeague First Team selection.
In June, Tavares won his third Liga ACB championship. On June 19, 2022, he had a double-double of 25 points and 13 rebounds in Game 4 of the finals; the 81–74 win over Barcelona clinched Madrid's title.{{Cite web |date=June 19, 2022 |title=Tavares posts 25-13 double-double pushing Madrid to the ACB title |url=https://www.eurohoops.net/en/acb/1359583/real-madrid-beats-barcelona-81-74-acb-finals/ |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=Eurohoops |language=en}} Tavares was named the ACB Finals MVP after the series in which he averaged 13.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 20 index rating per game.{{Cite web |title=Tavares, MVP Movistar Playoff Final {{!}} ACB.COM |url=https://www.acb.com/articulo/ver/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.acb.com%2F%2Farticulo%2Fver%2F349253-edy-tavares-mvp-movistar-del-playoff-final.html |access-date=June 20, 2022 |website=www.acb.com |language=es}}
== 2022–23 season ==
Tavares opened the season by helping Madrid win their 5th consecutive Supercopa de España and was named MVP after his 24-point and 12-rebounds performance on against Barcelona in the final.{{Cite web |last=Maestre |first=Mike |date=September 26, 2022 |title=Real Madrid, campeón de la Supercopa de España: última hora del ganador y reacciones |url=https://as.com/baloncesto/acb/real-madrid-barcelona-en-directo-supercopa-de-espana-de-baloncesto-hoy-en-vivo-n/ |access-date=September 25, 2022 |website=Diario AS |language=es}}
Tavares crowned his season by winning the Euroleague Final 79-78 against Olympiakos, being named EuroLeague Final Four MVP for scoring 13 points and collecting a game-high 10 rebounds.
National team career
Tavares played with the Cape Verde national basketball team at AfroBasket 2013. The following seven years, Tavares did not represent his country due to his club's incompatible dates with the FIBA tournaments.{{cite news |title=ACB champ Tavares looking forward to suiting up for Cape Verde again |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2021/qualifiers/news/tavares-looking-forward-to-suiting-up-for-cape-verde-again |access-date=August 26, 2021 |work=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} Tavares was again on the roster of Cape Verde for AfroBasket 2021. On August 25, 2021, Tavares recorded 20 points, 18 rebounds and 6 blocks in a shocking overtime victory over {{bklink|Angola}};{{cite news |title=Cape Verde shock Angola in opener of AfroBasket 2021, host Rwanda edge DR Congo |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2021/news/cape-verde-shock-angola-in-the-opener-of-afrobasket-2021-host-rwanda-edge-dr-congo |access-date=August 26, 2021 |work=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} during the last minute of the game, Tavares shattered the backboard with a game-tying dunk, causing a delay in game.{{cite news |title=
Walter Tavares breaks the backboard in crunch time as his Cape Verde edge out Angola |url=https://basketnews.com/news-155546-walter-tavares-breaks-the-backboard-in-crunch-time-as-his-cape-verde-edge-out-angola.html |access-date=August 28, 2022 |work=BasketNews |language=en}} He helped his country reach the fourth place in the tournament, while individually he was named to the All-AfroBasket Team as well.{{cite web |title=MVP Ben Romdhane headlines FIBA AfroBasket 2021 All-Star team |url=http://www.fiba.basketball/afrobasket/2021/news/mvp-ben-romdhane-headlines-fiba-afrobasket-2021-allstar-team |website=FIBA.basketball |access-date=September 6, 2021 |language=en}}
In February 2023, during the last window of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualifiers, Tavares joined Cape Verde again and helped the team qualify for its first-ever World Cup.{{Cite web |title=Tears of joy as Cape Verde qualify for World Cup |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/african-qualifiers/news/tears-of-joy-as-cape-verde-qualify-for-world-cup |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}} Cape Verde became the smallest nation to ever to qualify for a World Cup.{{Cite web |title=Cape Verde become smallest nation to qualify for a World Cup |url=https://www.fiba.basketball/basketballworldcup/2023/african-qualifiers/news/cape-verde-become-smallest-nation-to-qualify-for-a-world-cup |access-date=February 27, 2023 |website=FIBA.basketball |language=en}}
Career statistics
{{Euroleague player statistics legend}}
=NBA=
{{NBA player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2015}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta
| 11 || 0 || 6.6 || .579 || .000 || .375 || 1.9 || .3 || .1 || .6 || 2.3
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2016}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Atlanta
| 1 || 0 || 4.0 || 1.000 || .000 || .000 || 1.0 || .0 || .0 || .0 || 2.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| {{nbay|2016}}
| style="text-align:left;"| Cleveland
| 1 || 0 || 24.0 || .750 || .000 || .000 || 10.0 || 1.0 || .0 || 6.0 || 6.0
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 13 || 0 || 7.8 || .625 || .000 || .273 || 2.5 || .3 || .1 || .9 || 2.5
|-
{{S-end}}
=EuroLeague=
| class="wikitable" |
| style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†
|Denotes season in which Tavares won the EuroLeague |
| style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*
| Led the league |
{{Euroleague player statistics start}}
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2017–18†
| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="7"| Real Madrid
| 29 || 23 || 17.4 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.682* || {{sort|-|—}} || .623 || 5.3 || .5 || .4 || 1.5 || 6.5 || 10.6
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19
| 34 || 28 || 19.4 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.794* || {{sort|-|—}} || .632 || 6.2 || .7 || .4 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.7* || 7.4 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="background:#CFECEC;"|28* || style="background:#CFECEC;"|28* || 22.9 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|.680* || .000 || .653 || 7.1 || .8 || .6 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|2.2* || 7.2 || 14.5
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21
| 36 || 31 || 26.0 || .651 || {{sort|-|—}} || .716 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|8.0* || 1.1 || 1.0 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.8* || 11.4 || 18.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22
| 35 || 34 || 23.0 || .689 || .000 || .737 || 7.5 || 1.0 || .9 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.7* || 10.9 || 18.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2022–23†
| 40 || 38 || 25.0 || .676 || {{sort|-|—}} || .780 || 6.9 || 1.5 || .9 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|2.2* || 11.2 || 18.0
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24
| 34 || 33 || 22.9 || .607 || {{sort|-|—}} || .738 || 6.5 || 1.4 || .7 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.5* || 9.4 || 14.9
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career
| 236 || 215 || 22.6 || .675 || .000 || .713 || 6.8 || 1.0 || .7 || 1.8 || 9.3 || 15.6
{{S-end}}
= Domestic leagues =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
! Season ! Team ! League ! {{Tooltip|GP|Games played}} ! {{Tooltip|MPG|Minutes per game}} ! {{Tooltip|FG%|Field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|3P%|3 point field goal percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|FT%|Free throw percentage}} ! {{Tooltip|RPG|Rebounds per game}} ! {{Tooltip|APG|Assists per game}} ! {{Tooltip|SPG|Steals per game}} ! {{Tooltip|BPG|Blocks per game}} ! {{Tooltip|PPG|Points per game}} | ||||||||||||
| 2011–12 | UB La Palma | LEB Oro | 21 | 6.7 | .552 | .000 | .333 | 1.7 | .0 | .2 | .5 | 1.6 |
| 2012–13 | rowspan="3" |Herbalife Gran Canaria | rowspan="4" |Liga ACB | 12 | 5.6 | .500 | .000 | .667 | 2.2 | .2 | .2 | .5 | 1.5 |
| 2013–14 | 35 | 20.7 | .593 | .000 | .722 | 6.8 | .3 | .5 | 1.5 | 6.0 | ||
| 2014–15 | 36 | 22.0 | .583 | .000 | .628 | 7.9 | .3 | .8 | 1.8 | 8.0 | ||
| 2017–18 | |Real Madrid | 36 | 20.6 | .674 | .000 | .582 | 6.3 | .5 | .4 | 2.2 | 7.9 |
See also
References
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External links
{{basketballstats|nba=edy_tavares|bbr=t/tavarwa01}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190603235506/http://www.acb.com/jugador.php?id=T2Z Edy Tavares] at acb.com {{in lang|es}}
- [https://www.euroleaguebasketball.net/euroleague/players/walter-tavares/005791/ Edy Tavares] at euroleague.net
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