FIBA World Cup 2023 Roster Tracker
August 22, 2023
Didi Louzada
- Nationality: BRA
- Date of Birth: 2/07/99
- Place of Birth: Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil)
- Position: G/F
- Height (CM): 195
- Weight (KG): 84
- Junior Assoc: None
- College: None
- NBL DEBUT: 18/10/19
- AGE AT DEBUT: 20
- LAST NBL GAME: 17/04/21
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 21
- NBL History: Sydney 2020-21
- Championships: 0
- None
BIO: Didi Louzada was born in Cachoeiro de Itapemirim (Brazil) 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.
Silva 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, Silva competed in the Liga de Desenvolvimento de Basquete (LDB), a under-22 league, and led his team to a championship.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Didi Louzada made his NBL debut with the Sydney Kings at 20 years of age. He scored 13 points in his first game.
With Sydney having underdelivered with Andrew Gaze as coach, the Kings went a different direction in 2019 and signed Will Weaver, a current assistant coach on the Australian Boomers, as the team’s head coach. With Melbourne deciding not to take on the optional third of Moller’s contract, he would return to Sydney, signing a two-year deal (15 April 2019).
Sydney’s other moves included re-signing Kevin Lisch on a multi-year deal, replacing imports Jerome Randle with Casper Ware (via Melbourne) and David Wear with Jae’Sean Tate. Weaver would add local talent Xavier Cooks (Winthrop University), Shaun Bruce (via Adelaide) and Lucas Walker (via Cairns).
With the NBL ramping up it’s ‘Next Stars’ program, the Kings also acquired Louzada, who had just been drafted by the NBA’s New Orleans Pelicans, as a additional part of their roster.
The team suffered a major injury set-back when Kevin Lisch (6.9 points, 1.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.1 steals) suffered a left ankle fracture in Round 2 of the season and was subsequently ruled out for two months. Sydney added import Deshon Taylor (6.6 points, 1.1 rebounds, and 1 assists), who had been released by the Adelaide 36ers in the pre-season until Lisch was able to return in February. He managed to play the final three games of the regular season to help the Kings finish in first-place (20–8).
During Moller’s second stint with the Kings, He appeared in the first 11 games of the 2019/20 season before missing the next 16 games with a right ankle injury. Moller (7.4 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists) returned to play in the Kings’ final regular season game, just in time for the playoffs.
Weaver had constructed a Kings team that delivered a well-balanced attack, proving almost unstoppable during the regular season. Casper Ware (19.6 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 3.9 assists) led the team in scoring, while Jae’Sean Tate (16.4 points, 6 rebounds, and 1.9 assists 1.1 steals) showcased a all-around game that not only saw him named in the All-NBL First Team, and Kings club MVP but resulted in him gaining a NBA contract with Houston the following year.
Andrew Bogut (8.2 points, 8.8 rebounds, 2.7 assists, and 1.1 blocks), who showed clear signs of slowing down, was still able to make a huge impact at the defensive end and was named to the league’s All-NBL second team.
Sydney went on to defeat Melbourne in the semifinals (2-1), and would face off against Perth in the Grand Final.
Game one saw the Kings lose a nailbiter (86-88), with Lisch (17 points) leading the team in scoring. As the team’s prepared for game two in Perth, it was decided that the remaining games would all take place with no fans in the building. Without a single fan in the building, the Kings evened the series (1-1) thanks to Jae’Sean Tate (21 points) nailing seven of his nine shots and Andrew Bogut (24 points and 14 rebounds) having one of his best games of the season.
In game three of the grand final series against the Sydney Kings, Kay (30 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists) delivered a career high scoring effort, including seven three-pointers alongside Cotton (31 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists) to propel Perth to a game three victory (111–96).
Prior to game four, the Sydney Kings chose to withdraw from the series due to uncertainties of the coronavirus and travel restrictions. With multiple Kings players based overseas, many were concerned the restrictions would prevent any return home. After a week spent deliberating, it was decided Perth would be awarded the championship due to holding a 2-1 lead at the time, securing their tenth title. After averaging 30.0 points, 6.0 rebounds, and 4.7 assists over the three games, Cotton was named Grand Final MVP for the second time in four years, becoming the first player in Wildcats history to be named league MVP, Grand Final MVP and win a championship all in the same season.
Louzada would average 10.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists for the season.
2020/21
Sydney faced a major roster turnover after finishing runners-up to Perth in a Covid induced conclusion to the 2020 Grand Final. The team looked to recover from the loss of both All-NBL First Team forward Jae’Sean Tate and head coach Will Weaver, who both inked contracts with the NBA’s Houston Rockets while veterans Kevin Lisch, Andrew Bogut and Lucas Walker all retired. Kings assistant Adam Forde took up the reigns this season after being with the organisation since 2019 and replaced the outgoing talent with import Jarell Martin and rookie Dejan Vasiljevic (via college). During the preseason, Sydney lost promising forward Xavier Cooks to a foot injury and signed Tom Vodanovich (via New Zealand) as an injury replacement just before their opening game. The team’s injury woes continued when Angus Glover tore his ACL and would miss all but two games for the season.
As the season kicked off, the Kings looked to their young core to step up in the loss of key veterans and struggled early as a result. Losing three of their first four games, the team sat at the bottom of the ladder in seventh place. Mid-season, the league made the decisions to move all teams to Melbourne for a in-season tournament (NBL Cup) created to avoid COVID-related travel issues. It was here Sydney began to find some form, winning as many as they lost during the Cup (4-4) and then once the tournament was over, consecutive wins at home saw Sydney reach the top four by round 12.
Co-captain Casper Ware (17.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 4.4 assists) and Martin (17.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, and 1.0 assists) became the focal points on offence. Martin’s best game coming against New Zealand, where he finished with 29 points.
Dejan Vasiljevic (15.4 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.8 assists) and Jordan Hunter (9.0 points, 6.4 rebounds, and 1.1 blocks) both became major parts of the King’s core rotation, Hunter finishing runner-up in the voting for the Most Improved Player award and Vasiljevic being selected as Rookie of the Year. Xavier Cooks (10.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.0 blocks) also showed what type of impact he could have during the King’s back end of the season win the league, producing a career high 19 points and 11 rebounds against the Hawks in Round 21.
The Kings’ limitations this season were primarily their perimeter shooting, where they were equal worst in three-point percentage (tied with Illawarra with 33.4%) and inability to win on the road, where they lost 50% of their games away from home. With four rounds to go, Sydney was firmly entrenched inside the top four but a stretch of five losses in seven games that included two by over 20 points ultimately saw them fall short. Sydney ended the season on a three-game winning streak but would finish in fifth place (19-17) and fail to qualify for the playoffs.
Louzada would appear in 20 games for the Kings, averaging 8.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 1.9 assists.
Didi Louzada played two seasons the Sydney Kings. He averaged 9.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 1.7 assists in 45 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2020-21 | 22 | Sydney | 19-17 (5) | 20 | 482.4 | 176 | 68 | 38 | 16 | 52 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 35 | 68 | 175 | 39% | 24 | 91 | 26% | 16 | 28 | 57% | 47% | 46% | 28 |
| 2019-20 | 20 | Sydney | 20-8 (1) | 25 | 557.0 | 247 | 91 | 41 | 14 | 77 | 16 | 9 | 34 | 47 | 92 | 232 | 40% | 40 | 121 | 33% | 23 | 35 | 66% | 50% | 48% | 28 | Totals | 45 | 1039 | 423 | 159 | 79 | 30 | 129 | 30 | 14 | 59 | 82 | 160 | 407 | 39.3% | 64 | 212 | 30.2% | 39 | 63 | 61.9% | 49% | 47% | 29 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
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| 2020-21 | 22 | Sydney | 19-17 (5) | 20 | 24.1 | 8.8 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 8.8 | 39% | 1.2 | 4.6 | 26% | 0.8 | 1.4 | 57% | 47% | 46% | 28 |
| 2019-20 | 20 | Sydney | 20-8 (1) | 25 | 22.3 | 9.9 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 40% | 1.6 | 4.8 | 33% | 0.9 | 1.4 | 66% | 50% | 48% | 28 | Total | 45 | 23.1 | 9.4 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 9.0 | 39.3% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 30.2% | 1.4 | 4.7 | 61.9% | 49% | 47% | 29 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 29 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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FIBA EXPERIENCE
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. 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.
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. He made his debut three days later, playing less than a minute in a 85–77 loss to Canada. 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. Brazil (3-2) would finish the tournament ranked 13th out of 32 teams.
FIBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 5 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23.1% | 2 | 6 | 33.3% | 3 | 4 | 75.0% | Total | 5 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 23% | 2 | 6 | 33% | 3 | 4 | 75% |
FIBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 | 5 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 23.1% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 33.3% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75.0% | Total | 5 | 9.2 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 23% | 0.4 | 1.2 | 33% | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75% |
NBA EXPERIENCE
Didi Louzada was drafted by the Atlanta Hawks with pick #35 in the 2019 NBA Draft.
In August 2016, Silva was one of 40 players invited to the National Basketball Association (NBA) Americas Team Camp in México City.
In 2021 Louzada was suspended without pay for twenty-five games for violating the terms of the NBA/NBPA Anti-Drug Program by testing positive for Drostanolone and Testosterone On 27 April 2021, Louzada signed with the New Orleans Pelicans. On 19 November, he was suspended for 25 games for violating the terms of the NBAs anti-drug program. 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. On 4 February, he underwent surgery on his left knee.
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.
On August 29, 2022, Louzada was waived by the Blazers.
Louzada played 12 games in the NBA. He averaged 3.6 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 0.7 assists per game over his NBA career.
NBA TRANSACTIONS:
- June 20, 2019: Drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2nd round (35th pick) of the 2019 NBA Draft.
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July 7, 2019: Traded by the Atlanta Hawks with Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Jaxson Hayes and a 2020 1st round draft pick to the New Orleans Pelicans for Jordan Bone, Solomon Hill, DeAndre Hunter and a 2023 2nd round draft pick.
- (31-45 protected) (2020 first-round pick is CLEs pick, top-10 protected; if not conveyed in 2020, pick will become two second-round picks in 2021 and 2022).
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April 27, 2021: Signed a contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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August 13, 2021: Signed a multi-year contract with the New Orleans Pelicans.
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November 19, 2021: Suspended by the league. (25-game suspension)
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February 8, 2022: Traded by the New Orleans Pelicans with Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Josh Hart, Tomas Satoransky, a 2022 1st round draft pick (was later selected), a 2026 2nd round draft pick (was later selected) and a 2027 2nd round draft pick (was later selected) to the Portland Trail Blazers for CJ McCollum, Larry Nance Jr. and Tony Snell. New Orleans also received a trade exception Portland also received a trade exception 2022 1st-rd pick did not convey, becomes future 1st-rd pick 2026 2nd-rd pick is more favorable of two teams 2027 2nd-rd pick is NOP own.
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August 29, 2022: Waived by the Portland Trail Blazers.
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October 17, 2022: Signed a two-way contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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October 17, 2022: Waived by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
| Season | Team | PTS | AST | STL | BLK | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 65% | 73% | 67% | 72% | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Total | 160 | 407 | 39.3% | 64 | 212 | 30.2% |
NBA TOTAL STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 22 | New Orleans | SF | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 3 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2021-22 | 22 | Portland | SG | 7 | 1 | 122 | 35 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 30 | 40% | 9 | 20 | 45% | 2 | 2 | 100% | 57% | 55% |
| 2020-21 | 21 | New Orleans | SF | 3 | 0 | 56 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 23% | 2 | 8 | 25% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 31% | 31% | Total | 12 | 1 | 185 | 43 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 15 | 46 | 33% | 11 | 31 | 35% | 2 | 2 | 100% |
NBA PER GAME STATISTICS
| YEAR | AGE | TEAM | POS | GP | GS | MINS | PTS | TRB | AST | ORB | DRB | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 22 | New Orleans | SF | 2 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0% | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 2021-22 | 22 | Portland | SG | 7 | 1 | 17.4 | 5.0 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 40% | 1.3 | 2.9 | 45% | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100% | 57% | 55% |
| 2020-21 | 21 | New Orleans | SF | 3 | 0 | 18.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 4.3 | 23% | 0.7 | 2.7 | 25% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 31% | 31% | Total | 12 | 1 | 15.4 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.8 | 33% | 0.9 | 2.6 | 35% | 0.2 | 0.2 | 100% |
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Brazil - Franca (2017–2019, 2024–2025), Flamengo (2023–2024) | Japan - Sun Rockers Shibuya (2025–2026)
Louzada came through the Franca system and won the LDB title in 2016 before making his Novo Basquete Brasil debut for Franca on 16 February 2017, logging under two minutes in a 99–78 win over Pinheiros.
He became a regular NBB contributor over the next two seasons, playing 24 league games in 2017/18 and then 33 games in 2018/19, when his role expanded to 19.3 minutes per night and he averaged 9.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.
On 26 January 2019, Louzada produced a career-high 27 points and six rebounds in a 100–70 win over Real Estelí in the FIBA Americas League, with Franca also getting 16 points from David Jackson and 13 from Cipolini in a Helinho Garcia-coached lineup that included Elinho, Jimmy and André Góes, and later in 2019 he was recognised in Brazil as the NBB Most Improved Player, the NBB Revelation Player and an NBB All-Star after previously being part of Franca’s South American League championship campaign in 2018.
On 29 June 2023, Louzada agreed to join Flamengo for the 2023/24 NBB season and was announced by the club on 6 July, joining a roster that included veterans Olivinha and Maique and perimeter teammates such as Gui Deodato, Gabriel Jaú, Loku Cuello, Franco Balbi and Scott Machado, and he went on to play 44 NBB games for Flamengo in 2023/24 while averaging 10.8 points, 4.6 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game.
Franca announced Louzada’s return on 13 August 2024 on a deal running through June 2025, and in the 2024/25 NBB season he played 32 league games while averaging 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game before being named MVP of the NBB Finals series as Franca won the championship.
In June 2025, Louzada agreed terms to join Japan’s Sun Rockers Shibuya for the 2025/26 season, linking up with a roster that listed Josh Hawkinson and Donte Grantham among the team’s imports.
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