height_ft years weight_lb birth_place draft_year team nationality position draft_round draft_team league draft_pick height_in birth_date number article_title name career_start
7 2009 present -- 2015 2011 -- 2013 2015 start -- 265 maio , cape verde 2014 atlanta la palma -lrb- spain -rrb- atlanta hawks hawks herbalife gran canaria -lrb- spain -rrb- → cape verdean center 2 atlanta hawks nba 43 3 22 march 1992 22 walter tavares
 walter tavares 2009
walter tavares

walter samuel `` edy '' tavares -lrb- born march 22 , 1992 -rrb- is a cape verdean professional basketball player who currently plays for the atlanta hawks of the national basketball association -lrb- nba -rrb- .
he was selected with the 43rd overall pick in 2014 nba draft by the hawks and has played internationally for the cape verde national basketball team .
though still considered to be a raw prospect , tavares is a physical phenomenon , standing 7 ' 3 '' tall and possessing a 7 ' 9 '' wingspan .
