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Neemias Queta

Boston Celtics · #88 · Starter
C7'0"248 lbage 265 yrs expUtah StateBarreiro, Portugal
6th best of 11 on BOSworth +1.0 wins to the rotation
OFF79DEF83
High-level interior finisher & perimeter defender
BOS
Boston Celtics
Eastern · Atlantic · proj. 62-20 (▲+1.4)
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A rim-running, rim-protecting center who's become a quietly excellent role-playing big — 65% from the field on a 96th-percentile inside-finishing rate, a beast on the glass (8.4 boards, 94th percentile) and a genuine deterrent at the rim (96th-percentile, 1.3 blocks). He won't space the floor (12.5% from three) or create, but he protects the paint, dunks everything, and brings real defensive value.

10.2
PPG
8.4
RPG
1.7
APG
0.8
SPG
1.3
BPG
GP 76MPG 25.3FG% 65.33P% 12.5FT% 70.3TS% 67.4USG% 14.7PER 20.3BPM +2.8VORP 2.4EPM +0.7
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing91
Perimeter defense88
Rim protection88
Rebounding83
Scoring80
Playmaking77
Shooting68

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
7.0
PPG
5.6
RPG
1.1
APG
186
GAMES
Points 1,297Win Shares 14.2Starts 81Best season 2025-26 · 10.2 ppg
Games played, last three seasons68%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 24 → 26
▲Rising

Neemias, at 26, is on a clear upward trajectory — 1.7 → 5.6 wins of value over the window.

2026-27 forecast▼ 4.1 wins (-1.6)
Starts from his player rating, which is more cautious than last season's total. Range 2.1–6.0 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.5 → +2.8+1.326-27 forecast +2.1
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: +1.5 · 28 games2024-25: -0.7 · 62 games2025-26: +2.8 · 76 games2026-27: +2.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.7 → 5.6+3.926-27 forecast 4.1
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 1.7 · 28 games2024-25: 1.7 · 62 games2025-26: 5.6 · 76 games2026-27: 4.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $10.6M vs $14.0M salary−$3.4M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$14.0M salary2023-24: $4.1M · 28 games2024-25: $4.1M · 62 games2025-26: $22.8M · 76 games2026-27: $10.6M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $14,000,000 cap hit · through '31. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$14,000,000Guaranteed
7% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 13 priced deals
Runs through5 seasons
Est. market value$10,564,000 /yr
Surplus−$3,436,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.