Career: Sporting (Portugal-Div. 1, 1994-95), Estrelas da Avenida (Portugal-Liga TMN, 1995-99), CAB Madeira (Portugal-Liga TMN, 1999-2000), Telecom Lisboa (Portugal-Liga TMN, 2001-03), Benfica Lisboa (Portugal-Liga TMN, 2003-04), Belenenses (Portugal-Liga TMN, 2004-07)

Paulo Simao is a simple and effective player who over the years has become a three-point specialist.  A natural shooting guard, he has been a part of the starting five for Portugal his entire career. Simao won the Portuguese League four times and the Portugal Cup three times. In the Portuguese League this season, the 1.98 m shooting guard made 44.3% of his three-pointers, while scoring 9.7 points and dishing out 3.9 assists. A veteran of seven European Cup competitions, Simao has great international experience that helps him to perform under any kind of pressure. In addition to his on-the-court qualities, Simao is also a great locker room presence.