The Brazil international adds extra quality to Dubai's frontcourt
Dubai reels in Bruno Caboclo
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Dubai Basketball has completed the signing of Bruno Caboclo, with the Brazilian forward committing to a deal that runs through the end of this season.
Caboclo, 30, arrives from Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv. The 2.08-meter big man has not appeared in the EuroLeague this season due to injury, but he was a key contributor during Hapoel’s EuroCup title run last year. He featured in all 23 BKT EuroCup games, averaging 7.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per contest.
When Caboclo makes his debut for Dubai, it will mark his first EuroLeague appearance since the 2023-24 season with Partizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade. During that campaign, he averaged 9.4 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.
Caboclo began his professional career with Pinheiros in Brazil in 2013-14 before spending the next seven seasons moving between the NBA and the G League. His NBA stops included the Toronto Raptors (2014-18), Sacramento Kings (2017-18), Memphis Grizzlies (2019-20) and Houston Rockets (2020-21), while he also suited up in the G League for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Raptors 905, Reno Bighorns, Rio Grande Valley Vipers and Memphis Hustle.
He made the move to Europe midway through the 2020-21 season with Limoges, then returned to Brazil to play for Sao Paulo in 2021-22. Caboclo opened the 2022-23 campaign with the Mexico City Capitanes before joining ratiopharm ulm, where he made his EuroCup debut and helped deliver a historic German League title.
That success earned him a move to Partizan, and in August 2024 he joined Hapoel Tel Aviv, where he was part of a EuroCup-winning roster. Now in Dubai, Caboclo will be aiming to add another chapter to a career that has already spanned three continents.