Will Neemias Queta’s role with C’s expand after big night in Indy?

Will Neemias Queta’s role with C’s expand after big night in Indy? originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

Right before the start of the 2024-25 season, it all finally started to hit Neemias Queta.

The previous 400 days had been an absolute whirlwind that saw his basketball journey rise from the lowest of lows to the highest of highs. A season that started with him being cut before training camp ended with him raising the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

“It’s been kind of surreal how fast everything has came through and came along,” said Queta. “Right about a year ago, I wasn’t sure where I was going to be at. And then [signing a two-way deal with] Boston, getting converted [to a standard contract], winning a championship. It’s been a hectic year. So I just want to keep it going.”

A second-round pick (39th overall) of the Kings in 2021, Queta was waived by Sacramento on September 12, 2023, leaving his NBA future uncertain. The Celtics swooped in with an open two-way slot to add the 7-foot big man.

An early-season injury to Luke Kornet, coupled with the need to pace both Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford, helped Queta stick around the parent club at the start of last season. In mid-December, with Kornet sidelined for an eight-game stretch, Queta played an elevated role that essentially set into motion him being rewarded with an elevation to the parent roster later in the season.

This summer, Queta inked a partially guaranteed three-year extension with the Celtics that offers the sort of security that certainly didn’t exist when Sacramento showed him the door. And now he’s eager to prove that there’s even more than what we’ve seen from Queta thus far in Boston.

“I want to see a lot of growth in myself,” said Queta. “I want to be able to come in there and just impact the game. Just being as versatile as I can be. Because I feel like that’s one of the things that can keep you on the court for longer.”

Queta played only 333 total minutes in 28 appearances (11.9 minutes per game) with Boston last season. He was a ball of energy in his floor time, and his per-36 minute stat line — 16.6 points, 13.2 rebounds, 2.3…

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Publish date : 2024-11-01 13:58:00

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