Lucas Dias Silva, commonly known as either Lucas Dias, or simply as Lucas (born July 6, 1995) is a Brazilian professional

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player who currently plays for

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of the

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(NBB).

Professional career

Dias was named

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International MVP in 2012. On April 21, 2015, it was announced that he would enter the 2015 NBA draft. However, he withdrew from the draft before the draft withdrawal deadline. Dias began his pro career with the Brazilian NBB League club E.C. Pinheiros. He was named the Brazilian League Revelation Player of the 2015–16 season. In 2016, he moved to the Brazilian club Paulistano. He has been named to the All-NBB Team two times, in 2019 and 2021.Com Lucas Mariano como MVP, NBB divulga os melhores do ano
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National team career

Brazilian junior national team

Dias represented Brazil at the international level, with its junior national teams. With Brazil's junior national teams, he played at the following tournaments: the 2011

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, the 2011 FIBA South American Under-17 Championship, the 2012

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, where he won a silver medal, and the

2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship The 2013 FIBA Under-19 World Championship (Czech: Mistrovství světa FIBA do 19 let 2013) was the 11th edition of the FIBA U19 World Championship, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U19 national team ...

.Lucas DIAS SILVA (BRA).
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Brazilian senior national team

Dias has been a member of the senior

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. With Brazil, he played at the 2017 FIBA AmeriCup.

NBB career statistics

Regular season

Playoffs

Personal

Lucas Dias grew up with

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, who has also played in the NBB.

References

External links

FIBA Archive ProfileNBADraft.net ProfileDraftexpress.com ProfileLatinBasket.com ProfileBrazilian League Profile
1995 births Living people Brazilian men's basketball players Club Athletico Paulistano basketball players Esporte Clube Pinheiros basketball players Franca Basquetebol Clube players Power forwards (basketball) Small forwards Sportspeople from São Paulo (state) {{Brazil-basketball-bio-stub