[1] In September 2012, when Silva was 15 years old, he arrived in the United States for the first time to enroll at Roselle Catholic High School in New Jersey.

"[2] Initially, with the Roselle Catholic basketball team, Silva was not aware of the rules of the game.

Silva drew interest from college basketball programs such as Seton Hall and Rhode Island, and eventually signed with the South Carolina Gamecocks.

"[3] In 2017 Silva started all 37 games on the Gamecocks team that reached the Final Four, and had a 2-point shooting percentage of .526 (10th in the SEC).

In 2018 Silva won SEC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, was First-team All-SEC, and was named to the All-Defensive team.

[4] As a junior he averaged 14.3 points and 8.0 rebounds (4th in the SEC) per game, shot 46.7 percent from the floor, and led the conference with 213 free throws.

[6] On October 19, the Heat converted his deal to a two-way contract with their NBA G League affiliate, the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

[7] On October 23, Silva made his NBA debut, coming off the bench in a 120–101 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.

[4] On March 25, 2021, Silva and Maurice Harkless were traded to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Nemanja Bjelica.

[21] [22] On November 3, 2022, Silva was named to the opening night roster for the College Park Skyhawks.

[30] On April 1, 2024, Silva signed with the Piratas de Quebradillas of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional.

[4] In July 2024, he signed to play for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.

[34] On June 11, 2015, Silva was named to the Gabon national basketball team's preliminary squad for the AfroBasket 2015 by head coach Thierry Bouanga.