Celtics, former first-round pick Bruno Caboclo agree to camp deal

Free-agent forward Bruno Caboclo has reached an agreement on a training camp deal with the Celtics and will get the opportunity to compete for a roster spot this fall, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).

The 20th overall pick in the 2014 draft, Caboclo appeared in a total of 105 NBA regular-season games across seven seasons with the Raptors, Kings, Grizzlies and Rockets. While the Brazilian forward had tantalizing physical tools, he never put them together at the NBA level, averaging 4.2 PPG and 2.6 RPG on .403/.308/.836 shooting in 12.3 minutes per contest.

Caboclo finished the 2020-21 season in France, then returned to his home country for the ’21-22 campaign, signing with Sao Paolo FC. Caboclo, who is still just 26 years old, led the club to a BCL Americas title and earned MVP honors in the Novo Basquete Brasil, which is Brazil’s top basketball league.

Caboclo worked out for the Jazz in June and played for Utah’s Summer League teams in Salt Lake City and Las Vegas in July but will be heading to camp with the Celtics, which still have at least a couple regular-season roster spots up for grabs. Boston is currently carrying just 12 players on standard contracts, plus a pair on two-way deals.