Neemias Queta
Boston Celtics · #88
Career (regular season)
- GP
- 186
- PTS
- 7.0
- REB
- 5.6
- AST
- 1.1
Personal details
- Position
- Center
- Height and weight
- 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) · 122 kg (269 lb)
- Born
- July 13, 1999 (age 27)
- Birthplace
- Lisboa, Portugal
- School / club
- Utah State
- Draft
- 2021: round 2, pick 39
- NBA career
- Since 2021, active · 5 seasons
- Current team
- Boston Celtics · number 88
Biography
Neemias Esdras Barbosa Queta is a Portuguese professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He started playing basketball in 2009 for Barreirense and later played college basketball for the Utah State Aggies. A 7-foot-tall (2.1 m), 250-pound (110 kg) center, he was selected with the 39th overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, being the first Portuguese player ever drafted. He became the first ever player from Portugal to play in the NBA on 17 December 2021. Queta won a championship as part of the 2023–24 Boston Celtics, who gave him the nickname "Neem the Dream".
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Stats
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Regular season
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | SAC | 15 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 120 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 44.7 | — | 64.7 |
| 2022-23 | SAC | 5 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 66.7 | — | 0.0 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 28 | 154 | 122 | 20 | 333 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 64.4 | — | 71.4 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 62 | 310 | 236 | 45 | 863 | 18 | 42 | 40 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 75.4 |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 76 | 776 | 636 | 126 | 1,926 | 60 | 100 | 75 | 65.3 | 12.5 | 70.3 |
| Career | 186 | 1,297 | 1,036 | 198 | 3,271 | 92 | 173 | 135 | 64.2 | 9.1 | 70.7 | |
Playoffs
| Season | Team | GP | PTS | REB | AST | MIN | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | BOS | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 4 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | BOS | 7 | 65 | 60 | 4 | 152 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 73.5 | — | 78.9 |
| Career | 14 | 79 | 65 | 6 | 178 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 74.4 | — | 78.9 | |
Awards and titles
- NBA champion: 2023-24
Championship rings (1)
20242023-24Maker: Jason of Beverly Hills
18 diamantes talla esmeralda en el bisel (los 18 títulos) y 16 en el interior (las victorias de playoffs); «champions» con 80 diamantes. La tapa gira y enseña un trozo del parqué del TD Garden, y el otro lado guarda un banderín en miniatura. Es el primer anillo con chip NFC.
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Draft
- 2021: round 2, pick 39 · Sacramento Kings · Utah State
Transactions
Original text in Spanish.
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· mercado.fichaje
Sacramento firma un contrato dual al pívot Neemias Queta.
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· mercado.fichaje
El pívot Neemias Queta firma un contrato dual con Sacramento.
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· mercado.fichaje
Sacramento firma contrato al pívot Neemias Queta.
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· mercado.corte
Sacramento corta al pívot Neemias Queta.
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· mercado.fichaje
Boston firma un contrato dual al pívot Neemias Queta.
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· Extension
El pívot Neemias Queta pasa de contrato dual a contrato estándar con Boston.
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· mercado.fichaje
Boston firma un contrato de varios años al pívot Neemias Queta.
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· Extension
El pívot Neemias Queta firma una ampliación de contrato con Boston.
Career outside the NBA
Clubs
| Season | Club | League |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-10 | Barreirense | — |
| 2010-11 | Barreirense | — |
| 2011-12 | Barreirense | — |
| 2012-13 | Barreirense | — |
| 2013-14 | Barreirense | — |
| 2014-15 | Barreirense | — |
| 2015-16 | Barreirense | — |
| 2016-17 | Barreirense | — |
| 2017-18 | Benfica | — |
| 2021-22 | Stockton Kings | NBA G League |
| 2022-23 | Stockton Kings | NBA G League |
| 2023-24 | Maine Celtics | NBA G League |
Sources: Wikipedia (en). Clubs, leagues and numbers are as given by those sources; some seasons may be missing.
Salaries
| Season | Team | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | SAC | $0.5M |
| 2022-23 | SAC | $0.5M |
| 2023-24 | SAC | ≈ $0.3M |
| 2024-25 | BOS | $2.2M |
| 2025-26 | BOS | $2.3M |
| 2026-27 | BOS | $2.7M |
| Career total | $8.5M | |
Regular-season salaries; if a team waived him and kept paying, the amounts are added up. Data from Basketball-Reference, cross-checked with HoopsHype and ESPN.