A great athlete for a near-7-footer, with superb quickness. Able to simply overpower many opposing big men with his mix of power, bulk, and quickness. Boasts a huge wingspan and great hands, helping him pile up steals. Flashes a nice mid-range jumper when on his game. Foul-prone and injury-prone. Streaky in general, and not the rebounder nor shot-blocker his talent and size suggest he can be. Has never quite lived up to his stellar talent level, and has never been very accurate from the arc or charity stripe. | |
Long Range Potential: | Inconsistent rotational vet big man, with elite athleticism. |
League | Honor | Description |
NBA | All-Rookie First Team | 2002-03 |
Olympics | Member of Brazil Olympic Team | 2012 |