| No. 88 – Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
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| Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
| League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 July 1999 Lisbon, Portugal | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 248 lb (112 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||||
| College | Utah State (2018–2021) | ||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2021: 2nd round, 39th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
| Selected by the Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–2018; 2021–present | ||||||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||||||
| 2009–2017 | Barreirense | ||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Benfica | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Sacramento Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | →Stockton Kings | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | →Maine Celtics | ||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Neemias Esdras Barbosa Queta (born 13 July 1999) 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 Portuguese player ever to play in the NBA on 17 December 2021. As a reserve with the 2023-24 Boston Celtics, Queta won an NBA championship.