game without pay for leaving the bench during an altercation between the Hawks and the Philadelphia 76ers. Boston Celtics (2021–2022) On August 7, 2021, Fernando was traded to the Boston Celtics in a three-team trade involving the Sacramento Kings. On November 19, 2021, Fernando made his debut with the Maine Celtics scoring four points and shooting 100% from the field. Houston Rockets (2022–2023) On February 10, 2022, the Houston Rockets acquired Fernando, Enes Freedom, and Dennis Schröder from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Daniel Theis. On July 26, 2022, Fernando re-signed with the Rockets in a two-way deal. On October 2, the Rockets converted his two-way contract into a four-year, $10.9 million deal. On October 19, he had his first start on the team with a seven-point, nine-rebound, and seven-assist performance in a 117–107 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. Return to Atlanta (2023–present) On February 9, 2023, Fernando and Garrison Mathews were traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for Justin Holiday, Frank Kaminsky and 2 future second-round draft picks. National team career Participating in the 2014 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Dubai, he averaged 9.1 points, 10.6 rebounds, and 2.7 blocks per contest for the Angolan national team. In 2016, Bruno Fernando made his debut with Angola's men's national team and participated in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Belgrade. Averaging 18.3 points, 6.6 boards, 2.1 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game, he led Angola to gold at the 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship, while receiving Afrobasket.com All-African Championships U18 Best Player honors. He later also joined the Angola senior team for the 2018 Olympic Qualifiers. He did not play for his country for four years, until returning in August 2022 for Angola's World Cup qualifiers. Career statistics NBA Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta | 56 || 13 || 12.7 || .518 || .135 || .569 || 3.5 || .9 || .3 || .3 || 4.3 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Atlanta | 33 || 0 || 6.8 || .409 || .000 || .682 || 2.4 || .3 || .1 || .1 || 1.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Boston | 20 || 0 || 2.9 || .500 || 1.000 || .800 || .8 || .2 || .0 || .2 || 1.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Houston | 10 || 0 || 9.4 || .707 || .000 || .579 || 4.0 || .3 || .1 || .8 ||