"Kristaps Porzingis reunited with former Celtics teammate Neemias Queta during the EuroBasket tournament on Monday, with Porzingis' Latvia team defeating Queta and Portugal, 78-62. Porzingis posted 21 points in the win, but Queta was strong for Portugal with 16 points and seven rebounds. Queta's play so far during EuroBasket should be a welcome sight for Celtics fans - considering that the 7-foot center might be primed to take over as Boston's starting big man for the 2025-26 season."
"At this stage of the offseason, Queta might be the only viable frontcourt option on Boston's depleted roster. Boston's painful offseason has seen the Celtics lose several key cogs, headlined by the trades of Porzingis and fellow starter Jrue Holiday in order to alleviate the Celtics' salary-cap related limitations. Porzingis' size, post play, rim protection, and 3-point shooting will be missed on a Celtics roster that is already expected to miss Jayson Tatum for most of - if not the entire - season."
Kristaps Porzingis faced former Celtics teammate Neemias Queta at EuroBasket, with Porzingis scoring 21 and Queta adding 16 points and seven rebounds in a 78-62 game. Queta's EuroBasket performance positions him as a potential starter for Boston in 2025-26. The Celtics traded Porzingis and Jrue Holiday to address salary-cap constraints and face further frontcourt losses with Al Horford reportedly headed to Golden State and Luke Kornet signing with the Spurs. Boston also expects to miss Jayson Tatum for most or all of the upcoming season. Queta averaged just 13.9 minutes last season but now emerges as the next man up.
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