Henri Veesaar (born 28 March 2004) is an Estonian basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball player for the Arizona Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Listed at and , he plays the center position.
College career On May 20, 2022, it was announced that Veesaar would leave Real Madrid youth team and would join Arizona to play college basketball. During his first season in Arizona, Veesaar received little playing time but showed promise in limited action. An injury to his elbow sidelined him for his entire sophomore campaign. After a long recovery period, Veesaar decided to redshirt for the 2023–24 season. During his last season in Arizona, he played in 37 games, averaging 9.4 points per game and became a key contributor to the team.
After spending three seasons in Arizona, Veesaar transferred to North Carolina Tar Heels of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Veesaar averaged 17.0 points, 8.7 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.4 blocks in 31.5 minutes per game and achieving 13 double doubles that season for North Carolina. He was also chosen to the 2026 All-ACC Second-team. After one season at North Carolina, Veesaar declared to enter 2026 NBA draft.
Professional career On June 24, 2026, Henri was selected with the 52nd overall pick by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2026 NBA draft but was subsequently traded to the Atlanta Hawks. On July 1, Veesaar signed a four-year $9.3 million contract.
On September 15, 2026, Veesaar tore his ACL at a workout prior to the start of the 2026–27 NBA season and is expected to miss most of the season.
National team career Veesaar made his debut for the Estonian national team when he was 17 years old against Iceland on 29 July 2021. He has also represented the Estonia national U-18 team.
Career statistics
College
| style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| Arizona | 29|| 0 || 7.1|| .619 || .273 || .714 || 1.5 || 0.5|| .1 || .4 || 2.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"|2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"|Arizona | style="text-align:center;" colspan="11"| Redshirt |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| Arizona | 37 || 5 || 20.8 || .592 || .327 || .686 || 5.0 || 1.3 || .7 || 1.1 || 9.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| North Carolina | 31 || 31 || 31.5 || .608 || .426 || .615 || 8.7 || 2.1 || .6 || 1.2 || 17.0 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career | 97 || 36 || 20.1 || .603 || .383 || .654 || 5.0 || 1.3 || .5 || .9 || 9.7
References
External links Arizona Wildcats bio North Carolina Tar Heels bio