In January 2013, Caboclo linked up with coach Rafael Franco at Score Academy in Raleigh, North Carolina. In his first game, against top-five-ranked junior college Vincennes University, the 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) forward with an almost 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) wingspan missed three-pointer after three-pointer. Coach Franco told Caboclo he had to be aggressive and had to rebound, and the scoring would come, and was temporarily banned from shooting threes.[3]
Professional career
Pinheiros (2013–2014)
In April 2013, Caboclo returned to Brazil and signed with Pinheiros of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).[3] In 2013–14, he played 17 games, averaging 4.8 points and 3.1 rebounds per game.
Toronto Raptors (2014–2018)
On June 26, 2014, Caboclo was selected with the 20th overall pick in the 2014 NBA draft by the Toronto Raptors.[4][5] During draft night, it was infamously reported by Fran Fraschilla during Caboclo's selection that he was "two years away from being two years away."[6] On July 9, 2014, he signed with the Raptors and joined them for the 2014 NBA Summer League.[7] On November 21, 2014, he made his NBA debut against the Milwaukee Bucks. In 12 minutes of action, he recorded 8 points, 1 rebound and 1 block in the 124–83 win.[8] On December 25, 2014, he was assigned to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the NBA Development League.[9] He was recalled by the Raptors on January 1, 2015, after appearing in three games for the Mad Ants while averaging 4.3 points, 2.7 rebounds and 13.0 minutes per game.[10] He was reassigned to the Mad Ants on February 18,[11] and recalled again on March 8.[12]
In July 2015, Caboclo re-joined the Raptors for the 2015 NBA Summer League.[13] On September 29, 2015, the Raptors exercised their third-year team option on Caboclo's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2016–17 season.[14] During the 2015–16 and 2016–17 seasons, he had multiple assignments with Raptors 905 of the NBA Development League.[15][16] In April 2017, Caboclo led Raptors 905 to the D-League Finals. In Game 3 of the series, Caboclo led the way with a game-high 31 points and 11 rebounds as Raptors 905 downed the Rio Grande Valley Vipers 122–96 to take the best-of-three series 2–1.[17][18]
On August 20, 2018, Caboclo signed a training camp contract with the Houston Rockets.[22] He was waived on October 13.[23] He was then added to the training camp roster of the Rockets’ G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.[24]
Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020)
On January 24, 2019, Caboclo signed with the Memphis Grizzlies on a 10-day contract.[25] On February 3, 2019, Caboclo signed a second 10-day contract.[26] On February 13, 2019, Caboclo signed a multi-year contract with the Grizzlies.[27] On March 25 he recorded his first double-double and scored a career high 24 points against the Oklahoma City Thunder.[28] Caboclo was assigned to the Memphis Hustle on January 13, 2020.[29]
On January 13, 2021, Caboclo was waived by the Rockets.[31]
Limoges CSP (2021)
On February 26, 2021 Limoges CSP officially announced signing Bruno Caboclo for the rest of the season.[32] He averaged 10 points and 5 rebounds per game.
São Paulo FC (2021–2022)
On August 12, 2021, Caboclo signed with São Paulo FC of the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB).[33] He won the 2021–22 BCL Americas championship with São Paulo, the team's first continental title. Caboclo averaged 23.9 points and 11.1 rebounds, both second-best averages in the BCL Americas. He also led the competition in blocks per game, with 3.6, and efficiency with 32.8 per game.[34] In the final on April 10, 2022, Caboclo had a team-high 29 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. He was named the BCL Americas' season Most Valuable Player after the Tournament.[35] Later, he was also named the MVP of the 2021–22 NBB season.[36]
On August 26, 2022, Caboclo signed with the Boston Celtics.[38] He was waived on September 20.[39]
2022–23 season
On November 4, 2022, Caboclo was named to the opening night roster for the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League.[40] He appeared in two games for the Capitanes, averaging 12 points and 5 rebounds.[41]
On January 5, 2023, Caboclo signed a multi-year deal with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). He signed a contract until the end of 2024.[42] Caboclo was a key player in Ulm' 2023 German championship-winning team,[43] averaging 14,9 points and 6.3 rebounds in Bundesliga play.[44] Afterwards he activated a release clause in his contract.[45]
On November 7, 2023, Caboclo signed a contract with the Serbian team Partizan Belgrade.[47] Over the 2023–24 season, Caboclo averaged 9.4 points and 4 rebounds on 63.7% shooting from the field in 27 EuroLeague games for Partizan. In June 2024, Caboclo left the club for private reasons without the club's approval in the midst of the Serbian League playoffs series. The club's president later said that despite that, Caboclo will stay with the team for the next season as well.[48] The season was deemed to be unsuccessful for Partizan as they finished the season without lifting any trophy.[49]
Caboclo also played with Brazil at the 2024 Olympics in Paris. In their third group game, he scored 33 points, on 13-for-19 shooting, and grabbed 17 rebounds against Japan.[52] He became the first player to have more than 30 points and 15 rebounds in an Olympic game since Clifford Luyk in 1972.[52] His efficiency of 43 was the second highest since counting began in 2016, only trailing Luka Dončić' 49 in 2020.[52]
^Krivitsky, Bobby (August 26, 2022). "Celtics Officially Sign Bruno Caboclo". Sports Illustrated Boston Celtics News, Analysis and More. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
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