Player
Walter Tavares
Age 34 · Spain · Born Mar 22, 1992
9.4 PPG
6.9 RPG
1.0 APG
396 games
12 seasons
Career snapshot
12seasons
396games
3,729career pts
15.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Real Madrid Baloncesto
· 315 games · 2017-18–2025-26
Career highs (single season)
PPG
11.4
2020-21 · Real
RPG
8.0
2020-21 · Real
APG
1.5
2022-23 · Real
PER
18.4
2021-22 · Real
Honors & awards
5×
EuroLeague Best Defender
2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019
2×
Liga ACB MVP
2024, 2019
1×
All-EuroLeague First Team
2018
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | EuroCup | 23 | 21 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 70.7 | 0.0 | 70.2 | 16.6 | — |
| 2014-15 | Gran | 23 | 21 | 21.6 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 70.7 | — | 70.2 | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Real | 29 | 23 | 17.4 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 68.2 | 0.0 | 62.3 | 10.6 | — |
| 2017-18 | 905 | 1 | 0 | 33.0 | 13.0 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 75.0 | — | 50.0 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Real | 34 | 28 | 19.4 | 7.4 | 6.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 79.4 | 0.0 | 63.2 | 13.4 | — |
| 2019-20 | Real | 28 | 28 | 22.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 68.5 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 14.5 | — |
| 2020-21 | Real | 36 | 31 | 26.0 | 11.4 | 8.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 65.1 | 0.0 | 71.6 | 18.1 | — |
| 2021-22 | Real | 35 | 34 | 23.0 | 10.9 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 69.5 | 0.0 | 73.7 | 18.4 | — |
| 2022-23 | Real | 40 | 38 | 25.0 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.2 | 67.6 | 0.0 | 78.0 | 18.0 | — |
| 2023-24 | Real | 34 | 33 | 22.9 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 60.7 | 0.0 | 73.8 | 14.9 | — |
| 2024-25 | Real | 40 | 37 | 23.3 | 10.2 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 73.8 | 0.0 | 72.2 | 15.3 | — |
| 2025-26 | Real | 39 | 39 | 22.8 | 9.6 | 6.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 68.9 | 0.0 | 73.0 | 15.5 | — |
Born on March 22
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About Walter Tavares
Walter Samuel "Edy" Tavares da Veiga 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.