Ross Martin

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[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

Haaaaaland. Greensboro.

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

@JamesHu27192912 Damn it’s legit.

[Pete Thamel @PeteThamel]

NEWS: Billy Donovan has agreed to become the lead assistant coach for the San Antonio Spurs and head coach Mitch Johnson, sources tell me and @ShamsCharania.

[Kevin O'Connor @KevinOConnor]

Henri Veesaar has signed a four-year, $9.3 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks, per sources.

Veesaar was the 52nd pick in the draft. The structure of the deal is the same as the 31st, 32nd and 35th picks in last year’s draft.

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[Andrew Jones @AJTarHeel247]

Well-traveled veteran guard Angelo Brizzi is transferring to UNC, so we dove deep into his game, and here's what we learned...

https://t.co/fCbVGWUPfC

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

@Riley_Davis3 @crazietalker @shelbymswanson Yeah they got you good. Hook, line, and sinker. Easy target

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

People will talk about 2026 Goose, like they do 1977 Grateful Dead and 1994 Phish. What a run.

[Norm Wood @normwood]

@RossMartinNC Just saw two nights a few weeks ago in Va. Beach. Pretty epic shows…not comparing them to ‘77 Dead or ‘94 Phish, but still pretty 🔥🔥🔥.

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@crazietalker @shelbymswanson @Riley_Davis3 Crazy yall would go public as fans of performative industry plants. Yikes.

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@appstatesports Completely dialed in

[App State Athletics @appstatesports]

Bret Strelow from our award-winning strategic communications staff has been recognized with two more writing honors from the College Sports Communicators organization:

#GoApp
https://t.co/6yl2RyXe67

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

Goose 🪿 is in our state.

[Shams Charania @ShamsCharania]

Free agent guard Coby White intends to sign a three-year, $74 million deal to return to the Charlotte Hornets, sources tell ESPN. White was a major priority for the Hornets and now steps into a new starting role in the backcourt.

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

Tyler Nickel drafted over Henri Veesaar.

Nickel can shoot it. Crushed it from deep in the SEC.

[Matt Norlander @MattNorlander]

Via a UNC source: Henri Veesaar would have had at least a $5 million NIL deal had he returned. He left to chase being a first-rounder.

We're into the mid-40s and he's still waiting.

Easily the biggest mistake of the 2026 draft—and certainly one of the biggest in recent memory.

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

Braden Smith goes ahead of Henri Veesaar. Whew.

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Turned down generational wealth, continues to slip in the second round...

Chapel Hill is a nice place to live. UNC flies charter everywhere!

[Jeff Goodman @GoodmanHoops]

One college coach to me on Veesaar:

“He would have made a minimum of 5.5 million this season in college.”

[Blue Devil Voices @DukeEchoes]

Isaiah Evans has always carried himself with confidence, and his draft night look reflected that. A $3 million brooch and a $1 million wallet chain made sure nobody was forgetting him tonight.🔥

(via @nypostsports)

[Isaac Trotter @Isaac__Trotter]

Hope it works out for them, but tonight is a tough look for the stay-or-go decisions from UNC’s Henri Veesaar, Duke’s Isaiah Evans and Arkansas’ Meleek Thomas.

Left serious money on the table in college. Fair to say they all may have miscalculated their market.

[Ross Martin @RossMartinNC]

Duke's Isaiah Evans also slides out of the first round. Will be an early second-round pick.