The Portuguese Neemias Queta scored 14 points this Saturday in a new home loss for the Stockton Kings against the Santa Cruz Warriors (114-125), in a game of the G League of the North American Basketball League (NBA).
One day after the 118-106 defeat, against the same team and in the same place, the Reyes secondary fell again, with the Portuguese international making four of seven field goals and three of six free throws, in 31 minutes.
Neemias also had five rebounds, five assists and two shooting tackles. DJ Stewart, with 24 points and 11 assists, was the best of the hosts, while Dusty Hannahs, with 23 points, Ryan Rollins, with 22, and Jerome Robinson, with 21, led the outsiders, who also scored 10 points and 10 rebounds. by James Wiseman.
The Stockton Kings now have four wins and six losses, being fifth in the West division, in which the Santa Cruz Warriors are third, with six wins and six losses.
Neemias, who went through Barreirense and Benfica in his formation, renewed with the Kings for 2022/23, re-signing a two-way contract, which allows him to play in the first team and also in the secondary, the Stockton Kings, from the G League
The post, 22 years old and 2.13 meters tall, was the first Portuguese to join an NBA team, after being selected by the Sacramento Kings in the 39th place of the 2021 draft, held on July 29, in New York.
As a ‘rookie’ (2021/22), Neemias played 15 games with the Kings, in which he scored 45 points (3.0 average), 31 rebounds (2.1), eight tackles (0.5) and six assists (0.4), in 119.34 minutes (8.0).
In 2022/23, the Portuguese international has not yet been called up for any game by the Sacramento Kings, who occupy the fifth position in the Western Conference of the NBA (12 wins and nine losses).
Source: TSF
