Celtics breakout starter snubbed as finalist for NBA award
Neemias Queta said his goal was to be named a finalist for the NBA's Most Improved Player award before the start of the season.
Neemias Queta openly wanted to be in consideration for the NBA’s Most Improved Player award. It was one of his goals entering the season as he was set to be the Celtics’ starting center. But after a breakout season, Queta was not named a top-3 finalist for the award.
The NBA revealed its top-3 vote getters Sunday : the Blazers’ Deni Avdija, the Pistons’ Jalen Duren and the Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker. “I feel like I made a good case for it,” Queta said earlier this month . “But like we said, that’s stuff that we can’t control.
At the end of the day, I’m just just helping the team win, and that’s my main goal. Obviously, that’s secondary, the most improved. But I’m just glad I’m helping my teammates getting to the spot we’re at right now.
And whether I win it or don’t win it, it’s not gonna change my perspective and the approach I take every night. ” Queta averaged career-highs across the board, averaging 10. 2 points, 8.