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Boston Celtics Agree to Four-Year, $56 Million Extension with Center Neemias Queta
The Boston Celtics picked up their team option on center Neemias Queta for the 2026-27 season and agreed to a four-year, $56 million extension. The fully guaranteed deal runs through the 2030-31 season.
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The Boston Celtics agreed to a four-year, $56 million contract extension with center Neemias Queta after exercising his team option for the 2026-27 season, ESPN reported. The fully guaranteed deal keeps the 7-footer under contract through the 2030-31 season. Queta, who turns 27 on July 13, averaged 10.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, over 65 percent shooting and 1.3 blocks per game in the 2025-26 season.
He started 75 of 76 regular-season games and averaged just over 25 minutes per game in his first full-time starting role. Queta had appeared in 20 games for the Sacramento Kings over his first two NBA seasons before signing a three-year contract with Boston. He finished fourth in Most Improved Player voting and received All-Defense votes.
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