Neemias Queta
Center · Boston Celtics · #88
Neemias Queta: season analysis
Neemias Queta is a 27-year-old center for the Boston Celtics, wearing number 88. Listed at 7-foot-0 and 260 pounds, Queta has 6 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Utah State.
In 2026-27, Queta is averaging 9.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 22.6 minutes per game, with 7 starts in 12 games. The shooting line reads 55.6% from the field, 75.0% from three-point range and 64.3% from the free-throw line. That makes Queta the team's leading rebounder this season.
Compared with 2025-26 (10.2 points in 25.3 minutes per game), scoring is down by 1.0 points per game and playing time down by 2.7 minutes.
Before this season, Queta played 5 NBA seasons and 186 games, averaging 7.0 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2025-26 at 10.2 points per game.
Background
Nationality: Portugal.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Neemias Queta on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Boston Celtics |
|---|---|
| Position | Center |
| Jersey | #88 |
| Age | 27 |
| Born | July 13, 1999 · Barreiro, Portugal |
| Height | 7' 0" (2.13 m) |
| Weight | 260 lbs (118 kg) |
| College | Utah State |
| NBA experience | 6 years |
| Salary | $2,667,944 (2026-27) |
Celtics teammates
Devin CarterG · #99
Chris Cenac Jr.F · #12
Mike ConleyG · #45
Luka GarzaC · #52
Paul GeorgeF · #13
Hugo GonzalezG · #28
Ron Harper Jr.G · #8
Sam HauserF · #30
Dillon MitchellF · #20
Payton PritchardG · #11
Mitchell RobinsonC · #4
Baylor ScheiermanG · #55
Jayson TatumF · #0
Jordan WalshG · #27
Derrick WhiteG · #9
Amari WilliamsF · #77
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-11 | @ TOR | W 98-93 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 6-8 | +27 |
| 2026-11-10 | @ PHI | W 123-101 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +16 |
| 2026-11-08 | @ MIL | W 117-97 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 |
| 2026-11-06 | @ CHA | W 119-80 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +15 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs MIL | W 109-102 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-3 | +1 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ HOU | L 93-109 | 26 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 3-4 | +7 |
| 2026-11-01 | @ ORL | W 108-97 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -2 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs CHI | W 125-111 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-10 | +16 |
| 2026-10-27 | vs BKN | W 125-124 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -2 |
| 2026-10-26 | vs CHI | W 134-99 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +32 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | boston celtics | 12 | 7 | 22.6 | 9.2 | 6.7 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 55.6 | 75.0 | 64.3 | 2.3 | 4.4 | 3.3-6.0 | 0.3-0.3 | 2.3-3.5 |
| 2025-26 | boston celtics | 76 | 75 | 25.3 | 10.2 | 8.4 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 65.3 | 12.5 | 70.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | 4.3-6.6 | 0.0-0.1 | 1.6-2.3 |
| 2024-25 | boston celtics | 62 | 6 | 13.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 65.0 | 0.0 | 75.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 2.1-3.3 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.7-1.0 |
| 2023-24 | boston celtics | 28 | 0 | 11.9 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 64.4 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4-3.7 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.7-1.0 |
| 2022-23 | sacramento kings | 5 | 0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2-1.8 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.0-0.4 |
| 2021-22 | sacramento kings | 15 | 0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 44.7 | 0.0 | 64.7 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.1-2.5 | 0.0-0.0 | 0.7-1.1 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.