Neemias Queta Signing Four-year Extension With Celtics: Report

Neemias Queta signing four-year extension with Celtics: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

As the Celtics enter into a new era without Jaylen Brown, they’ve ensured that center Neemias Queta will be a part of their future.

Queta will sign a four-year, $56 million extension to stay with the Celtics, according to Shams Charania.

The 26-year-old Portugal native was the 39th pick in the 2021 draft by the Sacramento Kings, where he spent the first two seasons of his career in a limited role.

Queta signed a two-way deal with the Celtics in 2023, appearing in 28 regular-season games and three playoff games for the Celtics in their championship season. He played in 62 games the following season, making the first six starts of his career, before becoming a full-time starter for Boston in 2025-26.

Queta averaged 10.2 points, 8.4 rebounds (with 3.0 offensive rebounds), and 1.3 blocks per game in his 25 minutes per night last season, starting in 75 of his 76 games played. He consistently ran into foul trouble in the Celtics’ brief playoff run but averaged 9.3 points and 8.6 rebounds in his 21.7 minutes per game.

“To be honest, one of the things with Neemy was just figuring out how to keep him on the floor, right? Because he was [picking up fouls],” Brad Stevens said at his end-of-season press conference. “We had two games where he was off the floor in four minutes. So it was good to see Neemy have his best game in Game 7 and something he can really build off of.”

Queta set personal career playoff highs in points (17) and rebounds (12) in that Game 7, when he technically came off the bench but played more than 32 minutes in the Celtics’ loss to Philly.

The Celtics’ lack of depth in the frontcourt behind Queta likely contributed to the team signing Mitchell Robinson in free agency on a three-year, $47.4 million contract.

Another player from the Celtics development pipeline rewarded with a big deal. Queta thrived as a starter this season (beyond the postseason foul trouble).

Both Neemi and Mitchell Robinson will earn less than 10% of the cap when his extension kicks in. Two starter-level bigs… https://t.co/DpCWBMvgzY

— Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) July 3, 2026

Yet Robinson has come off the bench more than he’s started over the past three years with the Knicks, so Brad Stevens likely sees the Celtics as a stronger team aroundn the rim with both Queta and Robinson in the fold for the foreseeable future.