Fansided · Oct 14, 2015
Atlanta Hawks Player Preview: Edy Tavares
Position: Center
Age: 23
Height: 7’3
Entering 1st NBA Season
Country: Cape Verde
Walter “Edy” Tavares #22 2014-2015 Statistics (with Herbalife Gran Canaria)
8 points per game
7.9 rebounds per game
1.8 blocks per game
58.3 percent field goal percentage
62.8 percent free-throw percentage
22 minutes per game
2014-2015 Season Recap
The Atlanta Hawks selected Walter “Edy” Tavares with the 43rd overall pick during the second round of the 2014 NBA Draft. He was the first player from Cape Verde to be selected in the NBA Draft. Rather than coming over right away, Tavares elected to stay with his Spanish League team.
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