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Henri VeesaarAtlanta Hawks · #18

Center · 6'11", 235 lb · North Carolina

Henri Veesaar is a center the Atlanta Hawks selected 52nd overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of North Carolina. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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MVP race · #377Center rank · #64Balladex Impact · 31
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Henri Veesaar
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Atlanta Hawks · #18 · Center
Henri Veesaar
Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilityHawks 62%
Balladex model · projected 119–116 · 98.5 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
5.1pts
4.8reb
1.3ast
62%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Henri Veesaar
Atlanta Hawks · Center
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Mitchell Robinson
Boston Celtics · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Henri Veesaar — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Depth big prospect · Impact 31
Henri Veesaar is a center the Atlanta Hawks selected 52nd overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of North Carolina. An incoming rookie for 2
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Below average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Below average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Henri Veesaar stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
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Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
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Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #376 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
31Impact index
60Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file1
#52 2026 Draft pick (R2)
Stat explorer

Henri Veesaar — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
— 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Henri Veesaar

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Henri Veesaar career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Atlanta Hawks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

49–33proj record
#6conf seed
+2.9net rtg
115.3off rtg
112.6def rtg
89%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Switch-heavy — Switches 1–4 (or 1–5) to erase actions and keep bodies in front. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Dyson Daniels, Luguentz Dort.
How his role moves
Projected 49–33, 6th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
31 of 99
Role player tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#52 2026 Draft pick (R2)
Act IV

The Ballad of Henri Veesaar

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Henri Veesaar is a 2026 second-round center for the Atlanta Hawks.

Atlanta Hawks

Turning pro

Drafted 52nd overall, 2026 as a Center.

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Henri Veesaar was a second-round pick (52nd overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Atlanta Hawks out of North Carolina.

Chapter

He has not played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27, so this page carries projections only.

Where things stand

A second-round center who debuts in 2026-27.

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Veesaar's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'11"
Weight
235 lb
Draft
52nd overall, 2026
Born
North Carolina
Jersey
#18
Beyond the game

Veesaar joins the Atlanta Hawks as a 2026 second-round pick out of North Carolina.

The person

A 2026 second-round center out of North Carolina.

Incoming
Second round
North Carolina
FAQ

Henri Veesaar — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Henri Veesaar, answered.

Where was Henri Veesaar drafted?
Henri Veesaar was selected 52nd overall (second round) by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2026 NBA draft, out of North Carolina.
Does Veesaar have NBA stats yet?
The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he debuts in 2026-27.
Henri Veesaar career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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