João Marcello Cardoso Pereira (born 28 August 2000), commonly known as Mãozinha Pereira, or simply Mãozinha, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Paris Basketball of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague.
Professional career Mãozinha began his career with Pinheiros of the Novo Basquete Brasil, where he played 4 games before signing with Crn Drim of the Macedonian First League where he averaged 13.1 points and 8.1 rebounds.
Cearense (2021–2022) On 12 August 2021, Mãozinha signed with Cearense of the Novo Basquete Brasil where he averaged 13.5 points, 9.6 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.3 steals.
Corinthians (2022–2023) After going undrafted in the 2022 NBA draft, Mãozinha played the 2022–2023 season for Corinthians of the Novo Basquete Brasil, where he averaged 11.2 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks.
Mexico City Capitanes (2023–2024) On 30 October 2023, Mãozinha joined the Mexico City Capitanes of the NBA G League and on 12 January 2024, he scored a career-high 19 points along with 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks against the Wisconsin Herd. On 31 January, he was selected for the G League dunk contest, finishing in third place.
Memphis Grizzlies (2024) On 20 March 2024, Mãozinha signed a 10-day contract with the Memphis Grizzlies. He had just over five minutes on the court and scored two points in his NBA debut, a 137–116 loss to the Golden State Warriors, becoming the 20th Brazilian to play in the NBA. On 30 March, he signed a second 10-day contract with the Grizzlies.
Memphis Hustle (2024–2025) On 6 September 2024, Mãozinha re-signed with the Grizzlies, but was waived on 19 October. On 28 October, he joined the Memphis Hustle.
Manisa Basket (2025–2026) On July 25, 2025, he signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi (BSL).
Paris Basketball (2026–present) On July 1, 2026, Mãozinha signed with Paris Basketball of the LNB Élite and the EuroLeague.
Career statistics
NBA
| style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"| Memphis | 7 || 1 || 17.4 || .514 || .385 || .700 || 5.3 || .3 || .9 || .6 || 6.9 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 7 || 1 || 17.4 || .514 || .385 || .700 || 5.3 || .3 || .9 || .6 || 6.9
NBA G League
| style="text-align:left;"|2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"|Mexico City | 24 || 6 || 20.1 || .609 || .313 || .676 || 7.2 || .9 || 1.2 || 1.0 || 8.8
References
External links NBA G League bio RealGM bio