After that it was Released by Sacramento KingsAbout a month before the NBA returns, Portuguese center Neemias Queta already has a new home and will be a player for the historic Boston Celtics.

The information was provided, Saturday night, by Shams Charania, a journalist for The Athletic and one of the NBA’s top insiders, meaning the formalization is just a formality.

According to the same source, the 24-year-old Portuguese international signed a bilateral contract with the Boston team, similar to the contract he concluded with the Sacramento Kings in the past two seasons, which will allow him to divide his time between the two teams. NBA and G League, where he will play for their development team, the Maine Celtics.

Neemias Koita thus confirms his continuity in the world of the NBA, having discussed the possibility of returning to Europe, after leaving the Kings, where he was not very familiar and was not part of the team’s project in the short term.

In Boston, he will play alongside some of the biggest stars in the NBA today, such as Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown or Porzingis, in addition to representing one of the most famous and titled teams in the history of the league, along with eternal rivals Los Angeles. Lakers.

Last season, the center played only five games in the NBA, but he shined in the first division, where he played 41 games, finishing with an average of 17.5 points per game, 2.6 assists and 8.5 rebounds, in addition to his presence in the center the second. Second place in the MVP race Test and be elected to Top five.

Sources say 7-foot free agent Neemias Koita is finalizing a two-way contract with the NBA’s Boston Celtics. @TheAthletic @stadium. Queta spent the past two seasons with the Kings, which qualified him for the second round in 2021.

– Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 16, 2023