Paris sign Joao Cardoso

Paris Basketball (Betclic ELITE ProA) has signed 25-year-old Brazilian international power forward Joao Cardoso (203cm-80kg-2000) for the upcoming 2026-27 season. He is the second foreign player on the roster, with USA's Terry Tarpey having signed earlier. Cardoso played last season at Glint Manisa Basket in the Turkish BSL league, where he averaged 11.7ppg, 6.0rpg, 1.2apg, 1.4spg, and 1.6bpg in 26 games. He had a good season and was named League Player of the Week.
He has been a member of the Brazilian international program for some years. He has regularly played for the Brazilian senior team since 2024 and previously for the University National Team in 2023.
Cardoso also represented Brazil at the FIBA Olympic Games in Paris (France) two years ago. During this event, he scored an average of 1 point per game and had 1.3 rebounds per game.
He is a very experienced player. Cardoso has played in seven different countries on three different continents (Europe, Latin America and of course North America). He has played previously in Uruguay (Nacional), NBA (Memphis Grizzlies), Brazil (Pinheiros, Corinthians, Maringa, Fortaleza and Londrina), North Macedonia (Crn Dream and KK MZT Skopje Uni Banka), NBA G League (Memphis Hustle and Capitanes de Ciudad de Mexico) and NBA Summer League (Chicago Bulls).
Among many awards, he won the Uruguayan League championship title in 2025. Cardoso was also voted the Latinbasket.com All-Uruguayan League Defensive Player of the Year in 2025.