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Veesaar's NBA Dilemma: Stay or Go?

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UNCs Henri Veesaar had an unexpectedly impressive senior season, boosting his stats and generating NBA draft buzz. Despite being projected in the second round, the NBA advisory board didnt give him a full first-round grade, making his decision to enter the draft a risk. The real dilemma lies in the financial aspect, as staying in college for an extra year could potentially earn him more through NIL deals and the NCAAs proposed five-year eligibility rule. Meanwhile, UNC faces a challenging ACC season without him, with rival teams strengthening their rosters and limited portal options.

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Veesaar's NBA Dilemma: Stay or Go?

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College Basketball News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!Veesaar's NBA Dilemma: Stay or Go?. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

On April 20th, Henri Vissar just wrapped a monster senior season at UNC that nobody predicted. He boosted his three-point shooting from 32.7% to 42.6%, hit an effective field goal rate of 67.7% and average 17 points, 8.7 rebounds, and 2.1 assists per game. Dude went from Benchwarmer and Tucson to legit NBA draft buzz now. Draft Mox have him slotted from the back of the first round down to the middle of the second. ESPN sees him between 36 and 44, the athletic at 32, and rookie scale around 35. But word is, the NBA advisory board didn't slap a full first round grade on him, so it's a gamble. The real drama is the cash. Top of the second round gets two guaranteed years worth about 3.4 million at pick 40 last year, but it drops sharp after 30 pick. 50 was just 475,000 for one year.

Meanwhile, portal deals for Biggs like him are rumored over 4 million for one season, and NIL keeps climbing. If the NCAA greenlights five years of eligibility, Vissar could bank as much in two college years as four in the league off a late pick. It's a brain twister stay and stack NIL or chase the dream early. Without him, UNC stares down a loaded ACC. Louisville and Duke are splashing big on rosters. Virginia brings back everybody, and our portal options ain't matching his proven flash. Fourth in the conference, or can we still ball out?

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