Eleven Former Tar Heels Featured on NBA Opening Day Rosters for 2026-27 Season

Three teams feature two former Tar Heels each: the Brooklyn Nets with Drake Powell and Day'Ron Sharpe, the Milwaukee Bucks with Pete Nance and Cormac Ryan, and the Utah Jazz with Tony Bradley and Harrison Ingram. Other former Carolina players starting the season in the league include Harrison Barnes with the San Antonio Spurs, Leaky Black with the Sacramento Kings, Cameron Johnson with the Denver Nuggets, Coby White with the Charlotte Hornets, and Caleb Wilson with the Chicago Bulls.

Henri Veesaar, another Tar Heel, likely would have joined the Atlanta Hawks' roster but suffered a season-ending knee injury during the preseason.

The complete list of Tar Heels in the NBA for the 2026-27 season includes:

- Harrison Barnes (San Antonio)

- Leaky Black (Sacramento)

- Tony Bradley (Utah)

- Harrison Ingram (Utah)

- Cameron Johnson (Denver)

- Pete Nance (Milwaukee)

- Drake Powell (Brooklyn)

- Cormac Ryan (Milwaukee)

- Day'Ron Sharpe (Brooklyn)

- Coby White (Charlotte)

- Caleb Wilson (Chicago)

Good luck to our NBA players this season!