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Orlando Magic | #23 | Forward

Tristan da Silva

PPG

12.2

RPG

3.0

APG

1.0

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

217lb (98kg)

COUNTRY

Germany

LAST ATTENDED

Colorado

AGE

24 years

BIRTHDATE

May 15, 2001

DRAFT

2024 R1 Pick 18

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

6'8" | 217lb | 24 years

DRAFT

2024 R1 Pick 18

BIRTHDATE

May 15, 2001

COUNTRY

Germany

LAST ATTENDED

Colorado

EXPERIENCE

1 Year

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

Acquired: First round (18th overall) of the 2024 NBA Draft by Orlando.

 

2024-25 SEASON: Played in 74 games (38 starts) during his rookie campaign with Orlando, averaging 7.2 ppg., 3.3 rpg. and 1.5 apg. in 22.0 minpg.…Shot .873 (55-63) from the free throw line…As a starter, averaged 9.2 ppg., 4.3 rpg. and 1.9 apg. in 28.2 minpg…Ranked among all NBA rookies in scoring (20th) and assists (19th)…Led (or tied) the team in scoring three times, in rebounding twice and in assists four times…Scored in double figures 19 times and 20+ points three times, including a career-high 25 points on Jan. 3 @ Toronto…Hit game-sealing three-pointer with 9.9 seconds left on Dec. 23 vs. Boston…Had 10+ rebounds once – a career-high 10 rebounds on Jan. 10 vs. Milwaukee…Had one double-double…Had at least one steal 25 times and two-or-more steals seven times, including a career-high three steals on Apr. 11 @ Indiana…Had at least one blocked shot 16 times and two-or-more blocks twice…Played a career-high 39:58 on Jan. 10 vs. Milwaukee…Made his NBA debut on Oct. 23 @ Miami...Did not score in 5:21 played…Scored his first NBA points on a layup with 3:50 left during the first quarter on Nov. 1 @ Cleveland…Made his first NBA start on Nov. 3 @ Dallas, tallying seven points (2-7 FG, 1-4 3FG, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, two assists and one blocked shot in 31:07…Missed one game (Oct. 26) due to an illness…DNP-CD seven times (Oct. 25, 28-30, Mar. 25, Apr. 1-8)…Participated in the 2025 Castrol Rising Stars event at NBA All-Star Weekend, tallying five points, one rebound, one assist and one steal in 10:10…Played in two playoff games, averaging 2.0 rpg. in 2.5 minpg.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played in 124 career games (98 starts) during four seasons (2020-24) at the University of Colorado, averaging 11.7 ppg., 3.8 rpg. and 1.6 apg. in 26.9 minpg., while shooting .386 (150-389) from three-point range…As a senior (2023-24), played and started in 34 games, averaging 16.0 ppg., 5.1 rpg., 2.4 apg. and 1.15 stlpg. in 33.9 minpg., while shooting .395 (64-162) from three-point range and .835 (86-103) from the free throw line…Named to the 2023-24 All-Pac-12 Second Team, earned Pac-12 All-Tournament Team honors and helped the Buffaloes reach the Sweet Sixteen during the 2024 NCAA Tournament…As a junior (2022-23), appeared in 35 games (33 starts), averaging a team-high 15.9 ppg., 4.8 rpg., 1.6 apg. and 1.26 stlpg. in 30.9 minpg., while shooting .496 (211-425) from the floor and .394 (54-137) from three-point range…Named to the 2022-23 All-Pac 12 First Team…As a sophomore (2021-22), played and started in 31 games, averaging 9.4 ppg., 3.5 rpg. and 2.0 apg. in 28.3 minpg., while shooting .373 (28-75) from three-point range…As a freshman (2020-21), appeared in 24 contests, averaging 2.7 ppg. and 1.0 rpg. in 9.4 minpg.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Tristan Sabio da Silva…Son of Christine and Valdemar da Silva…Born and raised in Munich, Germany…Also played for Schwabing in the Regionalliga and with IBA Muenchen in the NBBL in Germany....Father, Valdemar, was a professional boxer in his native Brazil…Brother, Oscar, played college basketball at Stanford, where he was a two-time All-Pac-12 First Team member (2019-20, 2020-21) and plays professionally with FC Barcelona in Spain…Played with the German National Team during FIBA Eurobasket 2025…Majored in finance while at Colorado and was a two-time Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll member…Enjoys music, acting and playing soccer…An accomplished trumpet player…Speaks three languages – German, Portuguese and English… You can follow him on Instagram: @tristan.da.silva.