Edy Tavares

Edy Tavares
	Tavares with Real Madrid in 2025
No. 22 – Real Madrid
Position	Center
League	Liga ACB; EuroLeague
Personal information
Born	March 22, 1992; Maio, Cape Verde
Listed height	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)
Listed weight	275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2014: 2nd round, 43rd overall pick
Drafted by	Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2009–present
Career history
2009–2015	Gran Canaria
2011–2013	→La Palma
2015–2016	Atlanta Hawks
2015–2016	→Austin Spurs
2015	→Canton Charge
2016	→Bakersfield Jam
2016–2017	Raptors 905
2017	Cleveland Cavaliers
2017	Raptors 905
2017–present	Real Madrid
Career 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 EuroLeague all-time blocks leader;
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

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 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) tall and possessing a 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m) wingspan.

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.