Pedro Pastre Q&A

Credit: Basketball Without Borders

Currently playing for Pinhieros Basquete in Brazil’s NBB, the young Brazilian phenom Pedro Fernandes de lima Pastre took time out of his season to attend Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in Oakland, California, where he showcased his court vision and passing ability. 

In this interview, Pro Insight asked Pedro about his basketball journey, his history in martial arts, who he watches film on, and a slew of other topics. 

For the next installment of the Pro Insight Q&A series we present 2007-born prospect Pedro Fernandes de lima Pastre, from Brazil:

Pro Insight: To start off with, please introduce yourself to anyone listening. 

Pedro Pastre: So I’m Pedro Pastre, I’m from Brazil, I’m 17 years old, and I play in Brazil. 

PI: Talk to us about your background and how you got to where you are today. 

PP: I started playing basketball when I was six. I played in Italy the last year. Now I’m back to Brazil. I participated in the last BWB in America, so now I’m here at the world BWB.

PI: Do you have any other athletes in your immediate or extended family? 

PP: Yeah, my parents both. They play basketball. My dad, he tried to play professional in Brazil but he quit because he had to work and that sort of thing, but he played basketball and he is my inspiration. I started training when I was six, but basketball has been in my life since I was born. 

PI: Did you play any other sports growing up? 

PP: Yeah, I played judo and I was a goalkeeper in futsal because I’m from Brazil so I had to have some of that. 

PI: Do you watch much film?

PP: On my last team, we had to watch. So how the other team is going to play, we have videos before practice, after practice. It would be like what we had to do to defend some player, another team. I also have liked to watch basketball of course. 

PI: Can you describe your game for folks who haven’t ever seen you play? 

PP: I’m a good passer, so I feel I have great vision, court vision. I can shoot, so when I’m wide open I can make a three-point shot. I can play defense, I always do my 100%. Yeah, that’s it. 

PI: If there was one skill set that you could tell a coach that you are the best at, what would it be? What separates you from everybody else? 

PP: I think my court vision. 

PI: Your court vision? 

PP: Yeah. 

PI: Nice! So, this event – Basketball Without Borders Global Camp – what do you think of it? How has it helped you? How was it for you? 

PP: I think it's so important to us because we can get some good offers from here. Like from college or some other teams in Europe or also have NBA scouts watching us. So for some people that don’t play here in America, it's good for people to show what they have to show. Yeah, I think it's good for us. 

PI: Was there anybody in particular that you played against here that stood out to you? 

PP: I think the guy who won the MVP.

PI: Ikenna Alozie? 

PP: Ikenna, yeah, yeah, yeah, he’s so good. I think he’s on the ESPN list, no? Yeah he’s so good.

PI: Three years from now, where do you see yourself playing? 

PP: I want to play, of course I want to play in the NBA if I can get there. I want to play in EuroLeague, some good team in EuroLeague – that’s one of my dreams. 

PI: Is college an option for you? 

PP: Yeah also college, yeah yeah. Both of them, if I can get an offer from college or an offer from a EuroLeague team I’m going to be happy.