The second round of Summer League games ended Tuesday night with the completion of the Utah Summer League. Like the California Summer League, the Utah Summer League had a limited number of teams that got some extra reps in before all 30 NBA teams head to Las Vegas for the main event and conclusion of Summer League play. However, unlike the California Summer League, the Utah Summer League only had four teams and only one Tar Heel was represented. So without further ado, here is a look at that one player, a guy a lot of North Carolina fans were hoping might still be wearing Carolina blue this upcoming season instead of the uniform he will be donning instead.
Henri Veesaar, Atlanta Hawks
Veesaar, playing in his first Summer League as second round pick of the Hawks, played in all three games during the Utah Summer league and even started his third game. The former UNC center had an auspicious start in his first two games combing to score just seven points while shooting 3 for 8 from the field and just 1 of 4 from downtown while also grabbing 10 boards across the two contests.
Veesaar finally looked like a rotation player in his third game, the one he started, scoring 11 points and grabbing five rebounds in 23 minutes of action. Veesaar hit 2 of 5 from three-point range and also had four assists, a block, and a steal. Veesaar also had four turnovers but it was a promising sign for the rookie big man as he will look to improve on those numbers in Las Vegas and become an important part of an Atlanta Hawks rotation in desperate need of some quality size after getting exposed by the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
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