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We are now through the first weekend of the Las Vegas Summer League and after a couple opening summer leagues in California and Utah respectively, all 30 NBA teams have shown up for the main event. The University of North Carolina has quite a few players represented, so let’s take a look at Tar Heels (and former Tar Heels) who are playing in Las Vegas this Summer.
Henri Veesaar, Atlanta Hawks
Veesaar continued his strong finish to the Utah Summer League with a strong start in Las Vegas. In his first game against San Antonio, Veesaar finished with 14 points and six rebounds while hitting five of his eight shots — including two of his five from downtown — in 19 minutes off the bench for the Hawks.
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Veesaar’s second game was not as impressive, as the big man finished with just six points and a single rebound in 17 minutes in a win against the Nets. Veesaar did hit three of his five shots but missed his lone three-point attempt.
Veesaar and the Hawks next play Monday against the Celtics.
Drake Powell, Brooklyn Nets
Powell continues to have a horrible second round of Summer League. After playing poorly in California, the former first-round pick has scored five total points in 45 minutes across two games starting for the Nets. All of Powell’s points have come off free throws as he is zero for 11 in Las Vegas, including 0-for-4 from behind the arc. On a positive note, Powell does have five total rebounds and three assists while only committing one turnover despite his shooting woes.
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Caleb Wilson, Chicago Bulls
We covered Wilson pretty extensively after his record-setting debut, but I did want to do a little comparison before moving:
Player A
26 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.3 spg, 1.8 bpg, 2.3 topg, 62.3 FG%
Player B
21.8 ppg, 7 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.5 spg, 1.83 bpg, 3.5 topg, 49.2 FG%
Player A is what Wilson averaged against the perceived top three for the 2026 draft. Player B is what those top three averaged against Wilson. Wilson is 2-2 in those games, with both losses coming by a combined three points. Assuming no one gets shut down (a summer league tradition for top picks), Wilson’s next two games…
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