Neemias Queta, who’s more likely to be the Celtics’ beginning middle, formally begins EuroBasket play on Wednesday. The 26-year-old will characterize Portugal, considered one of 24 groups competing in EuroBasket. Queta is the primary NBA participant to ever hail from Portugal.
EuroBasket is Europe’s premier nationwide basketball match, hosted each 4 years. The match begins on August twenty seventh and wraps up on September 14th.
Portugal’s EuroBasket schedule
Portugal at the moment has 5 video games on the schedule, and gameplay begins on Wednesday morning. Right here is the total schedule:
- Wednesday, August twenty seventh at 7:45am towards the Czech Republic
- Friday, August twenty ninth at 2:15pm towards Serbia
- Saturday, August thirtieth at 2:15pm towards Turkey
- Monday, September 1st at 11am towards Latvia
- Wednesday, September third at 7:45am towards Estonia
These 5 video games will decide seeding for the knockout stage, which begins on Saturday, September sixth. Of the 24 groups within the match, 16 will qualify for this spherical.
The Quarter-Finals, which can embody 8 groups, will happen on Tuesday, September ninth, and the Semi-Finals on Friday, September twelfth.
The Finals, along with a third-place match, will happen on Sunday, September 14th.
Queta will face Kristaps Porzingis and different prime NBA put up gamers
A number of top-level NBA gamers will partake within the upcoming EuroBasket match, an inventory that features Nikola Jokic (Serbia), Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece), Luka Doncic (Slovenia), Franz Wagner (Germany), Alperen Sengun (Turkey), Kristaps Porzingis (Latvia), Lauri Markkanen (Finland), Deni Avdija (Israel), and Santi Aldama (Spain).
As Portugal’s beginning middle, Queta may have the chance to match up towards a number of of the match’s bigs — together with Jokic on Friday afternoon, Sengun on Saturday, and Porzingis on Monday.
Traditionally, Portugal hasn’t been a dominant EuroBasket workforce and has by no means positioned within the match.
Spain, alternatively, has received EuroBasket 4 of the final six occasions, together with most lately, in 2022. However Portugal beat Spain earlier this month in an exhibition recreation, indicating they might be extra aggressive than they’ve been in earlier seasons.
The best way to watch Neemias Queta in EuroBasket
Match video games are streamed by way of Courtside 1891.
A cross for your entire EuroBasket is $19.99 — and may be bought right here.
