Henri Veesaar was surprised he fell in 2026 NBA Draft

Henri Veesaar was surprised he fell in 2026 NBA Draft recounts how the North Carolina Tar Heels saw two players selected in the 2026 NBA Draft. Caleb Wilson went No. 4 overall to the Chicago Bulls, the highest-ranked Tar Heel drafted since 2005. His teammate, Henri Veesaar, entered the process with a projected first-round grade, but the article says many experts expected him to land in the back end of the first round. Instead, Veesaar fell to No. 52, where the Los Angeles Clippers selected him and immediately traded his rights to Atlanta. The article reports that Veesaar said the result was disappointing yet expressed happiness about joining the Hawks. It also notes that his camp expected a first-round pick and had discussions involving the possibility of the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks, plus consideration of non-two-way opportunities.