“My brother misses Barcelona. We will see what happens after his contract”
Tristan da Silva He is one of the NBA’s surprising hot shooters. The 25-year-old German from the Orlando Magic has entered that select club of volume-killing shooters, doubling his number of attempts from 4 to 8 to also increase his accuracy from 37% to 42%. Da Silva averages 14.6 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 29 minutes.
“I like it,” the forward acknowledges. “I think that’s what everyone wants, to have the green light to shoot. The coaches trust in the work I’m putting in, I trust too,” highlights the German.
Da Silva reaps the fruits of what he did in the summer. Of his hours on the track and in the gym, including the good days he spent in Logrono along with his brother, former Barça player Oscar da Silva, now at Bayern Munich.
“We were just in Spain this summer, we also worked together. He really misses Barcelona, he misses Spain. But I think he’s in a very good situation right now and we’ll see what happens after his contract,” Tristan da Silva explained to MD during the Magic’s recent visit to Toronto.
His brother Oscar only spent two years at Barça -between 2022 and 2024-, but the Barça club left its mark on the German power forward, over whom the entity exercised its influence. cut-off clause before his contract ended in 2025.
Da Silva was part of the last ACB League that the Catalan team won in 2023 and after leaving Barcelona he signed for Bayern.
The 28-year-old interior, international with Germany Alex Mumbru Like Tristan, he is leaving some good numbers in the Euroleague from the bench with 7.5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist with 86.7% in shots from two and a 9.2 efficiency in 17 minutes. But, according to his brother, Oscar da Silva misses Barcelona. The power forward’s contract ends in June 2027.
