Gui Santos

Guilherme Carvalho dos Santos (born 22 June 2002) is a Brazilian professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Professional career Minas (2018–2022) Santos made his professional debut with Minas of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) during the 2018–19 season. He averaged 6.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 10.5 efficiency and 23.0 minutes on the court - at only 16 years of age. In the 2018–19 NBB season, because Santos was still in school and for several other reasons, he was unable to fully follow the adult team's routine.

In the 2019 Basketball Development League (LDB), he was the leader of the Minas team. At 17, his averages were 14.5 points, 6.4 rebounds and 2.6 assists in the U-20 championship. In the 2021–22 season, Santos was named the NBB Sixth Man of the Year after he averaged 10.1 points and 5.1 rebounds over the season.

On 3 September 2021, he scored a career-high 34 points for Minas' U20 team in a 72–77 away win over Flamengo U20.

Golden State / Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–present) Santos was selected by the Golden State Warriors with the 55th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. He joined the Warriors for the 2022 NBA Summer League, and he later joined their NBA G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors. Santos was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season.

On 7 November 2023, Golden State signed Santos to a three-year contract. Throughout the next two seasons, Santos was assigned several times to Santa Cruz. He made 23 appearances for the Warriors during his rookie campaign, averaging 3.6 points, 2.1 rebounds, and 0.6 assists.

On 15 January 2025, Santos made his first career start, tallying five points, three assists, and seven rebounds in a 116–115 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves. He made 52 appearances (including two starts) for the Warriors during the 2024–25 NBA season, recording averages of 4.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 1.4 assists.

On 29 June 2025, the Warriors exercised the team option for Santos. On 28 February 2026, Santos signed a three-year, $15 million contract extension with the Warriors. On 7 March, he recorded a career-high 22 points and 11 rebounds in a 97–104 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. In a 109–106 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on 25 March, Santos increased his career-high to 31 points, also logging three rebounds, two steals, one assist, and one block.

National team career Santos helped Brazil win gold at the 2019 FIBA South America Under-17 Championship in Chile. He scored 27 points against Argentina in the final. Santos made his senior national team debut during 2022 FIBA AmeriCup qualification.

In February 2020, Santos was called up by Aleksandar Petrović for the Brazilian senior national team. He scored 11 points in the two games against Uruguay at the 2021 Copa America qualifiers.