2024-04-14 15:01:17
Portuguese international basketball player Neemias Queta signed a contract on Monday standard with the Boston Celtics and will therefore be able to participate in play-offs of the North American Basketball League (NBA), the Massachusetts club announced this Tuesday.
“We have signed Neemias Queta”, announced on social media the Boston Celtics, who in the last closed season had recruited the Portuguese midfielder, in a two-way contract, which means that he will play for the main team, but also for the Maine Celtics, who compete for the G-League.
Neemias Queta has been with the secondary team in recent days, which he helped reach the G League final on Sunday, adding 16 points and 19 rebounds in the 99-77 victory against the Long Island Nets, the second team of the Brooklyn Nets.
For the Boston Celtics, the Portuguese has already played a total of 26 games in the 2023/24 season, averaging 4.6 points, 4.1 rebounds, 0.6 tackles, 0.5 assists and 0.4 steals. , in 11.4 minutes.
Joe Mazzulla’s team has been the great dominator of the NBA’s regular phase, recording 62 wins and 16 losses, which have already guaranteed them victory in the Eastern Conference and home advantage in all rounds of the play-offsincluding in a possible final.
The Milwaukee Bucks, second in the East, can only reach 51 victories, while the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets, who share the lead in the West, will never be able to exceed 58 victories.
In three years in the NBA, Neemias Queta has played 46 games, 26 for the Boston Celtics, who signed him this season, and 20 for the Sacramento Kings, 15 in 2021/22, in the season rookieand just five in 2022/23.
The 24-year-old Portuguese international center was chosen by the Sacramento Kings in 39th position in the draft of the 2021 NBA, becoming the first Portuguese to play in the competition.
2024-04-14 15:01:17