Henri Veesaar

Skilled big. Carried by scoring efficiency (87th); the question marks are perimeter defense (28th) and rim protection (31st).

Draft outlook

Where the math lands them

Projected landing

#34

Sacramento Kings

2nd round

Model vs the field

The One

#34

vs

Field

#29

In line with the field — our board and the consensus agree within a couple of slots.

across 3 mock boards

Scouting summary

Skilled big profile. The loudest scout signal: elite bpm (BPM = 98th pct). Their NCAA dominance composite lands at 81 on a 100 scale. Mock consensus pegs them 29th across 3 boards.

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59 / 100 two-way score

Veesaar's offensive + defensive efficiency vs the 2026 class, per Synergy possessions.

Closest NBA comparisons

Matched on combine measurements (length, frame, explosion, agility) and college production (BPM, TS%, usage, assists), within position group. Each comp's tag shows which basis drove it; the college production + career outcome shown belongs to the comp, never projected onto Veesaar.

“Top X%” = closer to Veesaar than (100−X)% of all drafted bigs on the measurables + production; the bar shows relative closeness among these 5.

1. 1Jakob Poeltl2016

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Starter · 11.9 career VORP · 641 g

   College: Utah '16 · TS 66.2 · BPM 9.6

   Ht6'11"vs7'0"Reach111.0"vs111.5"Wing86.0"vs86.8"Weight227 lbvs239 lbBPM9.7vs9.6TS%66.4vs66.2AST%13.6vs13.9PORPAG4.7vs5.4USG%22.7vs26.0
2. 2Quinten Post2024

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · 0.6 career VORP · 109 g

   College: Boston College '24 · TS 60.5 · BPM 8.3

   ¾ sprint3.42svs3.40sHt6'11"vs7'0"Wing86.0"vs86.5"Reach111.0"vs112.0"Agility11.20svs11.48sShuttle2.92svs3.03sWeight227 lbvs244 lbStd vert28.0"vs24.0"Max vert32.5"vs27.0"PORPAG4.7vs4.5BPM9.7vs8.3AST%13.6vs18.7USG%22.7vs27.0TS%66.4vs60.5Age22.2vs24.3
3. 3Willie Cauley-Stein2015

   top 1%

   measurables + production · matched on 4 of 9 measurables · 4 of 4 production

   Became: Rotation player · 4.4 career VORP · 422 g

   College: Kentucky '15 · TS 58.8 · BPM 12.6

   Reach111.0"vs111.0"Wing86.0"vs87.0"Ht6'11"vs6'11"Weight227 lbvs242 lbBPM9.7vs12.6USG%22.7vs18.3AST%13.6vs7.4TS%66.4vs58.8
4. 4Yanic Konan Niederhauser2025

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 6 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · 0.0 career VORP · 41 g

   College: Penn St. '25 · TS 63.1 · BPM 6.2

   Reach111.0"vs111.0"Agility11.20svs11.50sWing86.0"vs87.3"Ht6'11"vs6'11"Shuttle2.92svs2.80sWeight227 lbvs243 lbMax vert32.5"vs37.0"¾ sprint3.42svs3.20sStd vert28.0"vs33.5"Age22.2vs22.3USG%22.7vs22.9TS%66.4vs63.1BPM9.7vs6.2PORPAG4.7vs2.9AST%13.6vs6.1
5. 5Kel'el Ware2024

   top 2%

   measurables + production · matched on 9 of 9 measurables · 5 of 4 production

   Became: Too early to grade · 2.4 career VORP · 141 g

   College: Indiana '24 · TS 62.3 · BPM 7.4

   Shuttle2.92svs2.91sWeight227 lbvs230 lbHt6'11"vs7'0"Agility11.20svs10.97sReach111.0"vs112.5"¾ sprint3.42svs3.29sMax vert32.5"vs36.0"Wing86.0"vs88.5"Std vert28.0"vs32.5"USG%22.7vs22.1BPM9.7vs7.4AST%13.6vs9.9TS%66.4vs62.3Age22.2vs20.2

How the closest comps turned out

Median outcome: Rotation — the typical case among these comps, between the floor and ceiling.

The 15 nearest blended comps (5 too recent to grade). These are the comps' own careers — a range of what the profile has become before, not a projection of Veesaar.

via BartTorvik · percentiles vs B-bucket of all D1 history (2008-26)

31 games· 31.4 mpg

per-game · via barttorvik · percentiles vs all D1 2008-25 at the position

Raw per-game counts — not pace-adjusted; ranked against an 18-season D1 reference where elite-tier percentiles are stable across the window.