Luanda – The Angolan center/power forward, Bruno Fernando, is officially out ofthe NBA's Toronto Raptors team, the club announced on Tuesday, Jan 7.
The decision was made before the contract was renewed, and the player still hopes for a short-term relationship with another NBA team.
Bruno's last two games was on Dec 12, 2024 against Miami Heat, having scored just 2 points and remained on the field for 2 minutes, and on Dec 31, 2024 against Boston Celtics, played for 4 min and scored 0 points.
Rumors on social media are linking the Angolan international to Turkish club Fenerbahce.
This season, the Angolan basketball player, trained by 1º de Agosto, played 16 games for the Raptors, averaging 8.9 minutes/game.
At 26 years old, the experienced player is the first and only Angolan to play in the National Basketball Association.
After playing college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins, he was selected 34th overall in the 2019 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
Bruno Fernando started playing in the NBA in 2021, for the Atlanta Hawks, then went on to join the Boston Celtics, between 2021 and 2022, followed by the Houston Rockets, between 2022 and 2023.
He returned to the Atlanta Hawks, between 2023 and 2024, and then went to Toronto Raptors.
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