Oscar Leon da Silva (born 21 September 1998) is a Brazilian-German professional

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player for

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of the

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and the EuroLeague. He played

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for the

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Early life and career

da Silva was a standout for Ludwig Gymnasium in Munich and was also a member of the MTSV Schwabing in club play, where he averaged 21.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game in the 2016–17 season. He was selected for the NBBL All-Star Game. da Silva also attended the Internationale Basketball Akademie München (IBAM). He signed with

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on October 25, 2016 despite not meeting coach

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, choosing the Cardinal over offers from

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and several

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institutions.

College career

After arriving at Stanford, da Silva injured an ankle in practice and missed a month. He averaged 6.2 points and 4.7 rebounds per game as a freshman. As a sophomore, he averaged 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. da Silva scored a career high 27 points and had 15 rebounds and three assists on February 1, 2020, in a 70–60 upset of

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. As a result, he was named

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player of the week on February 3. On February 8, da Silva suffered a lacerated head that required stitches after a collision with Evan Battey of

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. At the conclusion of the regular season, da Silva was named first-team All-Pac-12. As a junior, da Silva averaged 15.7 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. He averaged 18.8 points and 6.8 rebounds per game as a senior. da Silva was named to the first-team All-Pac-12 and the conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year.

Professional career

On March 24, 2021, da Silva announced he had signed on to play for

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of Germany's

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for the remainder of the 2021 season. Following that, he began training in preparation for the

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. After going undrafted in the 2021 NBA draft, da Silva joined the

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for the 2021 NBA Summer League. On September 30, he signed with

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until 2024. He won the German championship and the German cup title in 2022. On July 11, 2022, he signed a three-year-deal with

National team career

In 2016, da Silva played for

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at the

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, an international U18 tournament in

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, Germany. He averaged seven points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game and won the gold medal. Later in the year, da Silva averaged 9.5 points and six rebounds per game for Germany at the

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, Turkey, leading his team to a fourth-place finish. He helped Germany to fifth place at the 2017 FIBA Under-19 World Cup in

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, averaging 10.3 points and four rebounds per game.

Career statistics

College

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Basketball-Bundesliga

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Personal life

da Silva has a Brazilian father and German mother. His father was a professional

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before immigrating to Germany in the 1990s and owns a Brazilian restaurant in

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. da Silva has a younger brother, Tristan, who currently plays basketball at the University of Colorado, Boulder. At

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, he is a

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major and has carried out

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research. He is fluent in six languages: English, French, German, Latin, Portuguese and Spanish. da Silva's favorite player is

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References

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:da Silva, Oscar 1998 births Living people Alba Berlin players Centers (basketball) FC Barcelona Bàsquet players German expatriate basketball people in the United States German men's basketball players German people of Brazilian descent Liga ACB players Power forwards (basketball) Riesen Ludwigsburg players Sportspeople from Munich Stanford Cardinal men's basketball players