Bruno Caboclo: Basketball's evolution, forgotten language, and Zeljko / News - Basketnews.com

Partizan forward Bruno Caboclo opened up about the sense of losing the feeling of being Brazilian and the evolution he had to undergo as the game of basketball was changing alongside him.

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Ever sinceBruno CaboclojoinedPartizan Mozzart Bet Belgrade, he became one of the crucial pieces in head coachZeljko Obradovic's rotation, providing extra strength in the paint and an additional offensive weapon.

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Caboclo quickly became a media favorite because of his honest and friendly communication. His encounter withBasketNewswas no different.

"I feel good. I feel that things are moving quickly," Caboclo told BasketNews during the visit to Kaunas in mid-December. "We are getting creative on the court, we're getting better every game, more comfortable on the court. We have a good group. When I got here, three players were injured. After two weeks, everybody started coming back. When everybody is available, we're a very good team."

Caboclo started his career in Brazil as a small forward who can sometimes fill in as a power forward.

Now, he's a starting center in the EuroLeague playing under the most decorated coach in European basketball history - Zeljko Obradovic.

Obradovic is known as an offensive genius who has combinations upon combinations in his playbook. It's still a learning process for Caboclo, but the team helps him along the way.

"I used to not play at center. Now, I play as a center because I'm tall - they put me in that position, and I kind of do well. They teach me a lot of details that I keep adding to my game, he makes it easier," Caboclo said about Obradovic. "What I was doing was a little bit more difficult, so he sometimes comes to me and says what to do. I just keep adding, and it helps me."

Belgrade is known for having two teams from the same city in the EuroLeague, and both teams have passionate fanbases that are not afraid to interact with players both on and off the court. Being a popular basketball player is both a blessing and a curse sometimes, though.

Love can sometimes turn into some light-hearted comments, especially when Caboclo goes out to the city with his fellow Brazilian friend,Yago dos Santos, who plays forCrvena Zvezda Meridianbet Belgrade, Partizan's archrival.

"Sometimes they say I suck. They sometimes make

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