Top 20 Basketball Player celebrities in Brazil
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Basketball Player celebrities [Updated June 2, 2023].
Anderson Varejao was born
on September 28, 1982
in Colatina, Brazil.
Brazilian NBA big man who anchored the middle for the Cleveland Cavaliers teams that featured LeBron James. He played for the Golden State Warriors from 2016 to 2017.
2010 was one of his best seasons, when he made the NBA All-Defensive Second Team.
Net Worth 2020: $48 Million
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Salary 2020: $9.7 Million
Nene was born
on September 13, 1982
in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He excelled at soccer and even received attention from professional clubs before getting into basketball.
Net Worth 2020: $45 Million
Raul Neto was born
on May 19, 1992
in Brazil.
He was the youngest member of the Brazil national basketball team during the 2010 FIBA World Championship.
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Salary 2020: 840,000 USD (2016)
Oscar Schmidt was born
on February 16, 1958
in Natal, Brazil.
He was the top scorer at the Olympic Games in 1988, 1992 and 1996, becoming the first player to score 1,000 career points at the Games.
Lucas Nogueira was born
on July 26, 1992
in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
He represented his native Brazil at the FIBA U19 World Championship in 2011. He's spent time in the D-League with the Fort Wayne Mad Ants and Raptors 905.
Fab Melo was born
on June 20, 1990
in Juiz de Fora, Brazil.
He set a D-League record of 14 blocks while playing for the Maine Red Claws.
Leandro Barbosa was born
on November 28, 1982
in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He had one of his best seasons in 2007, when he won the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award with the Suns.
Marcelo Huertas was born
on May 25, 1982
in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
He's represented Brazil in international play, winning an MVP award at the 2006 South American Championship.
Tiago Splitter was born
on January 1, 1985
in Blumenau, Brazil.
He won gold medals with the Brazilian national basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games, the 2005 FIBA Americas Championship, and the 2009 FIBA Americas Championship.
Cristiano Felicio was born
on July 7, 1992
in Pouso Alegre, Brazil.
He tried to play college basketball at the University of Oregon in 2013, but his play in Brazil led the NCAA to deem him ineligible.
Bruno Caboclo was born
on September 21, 1995
in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
A fan of shooting from deep, he was once banned by his high school coach from attempting three-pointers during games, as he was missing too many of them.
Yago Mateus was born
on March 9, 1999
in Brazil.
In 2017 he was the recipient of the Luiz de Souza Leão award.
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