The NBA Draft lottery has been completed, and the winner was the Washington Wizards. All eyes turn to the Wizards and how they will use that No. 1 overall pick. Yet, for Husky fans, the curiosity is about the landing spot for Hannes Steinbach. He's a potential lottery pick and assuredly a first-round grab, but where he lands and how he fits is still to be determined.
Steinbach could also increase his stock at the NBA Combine coming up. Here are the four major NBA Mock Drafts and his landing spot in each.
ESPN - No. 17, Oklahoma City Thunder
Jeremy Woo of ESPN has Steinbach being taken a few picks after the lottery by the Oklahoma City Thunder. Woo says that Steinbach is a "safe option" and "not a flashy player," but a player a team could rely on to produce even as a rookie. He even contends that the Thunder may grab Steinbach and then use him in a trade.
CBS - No. 15, Chicago Bulls
CBS loves the idea of the Bulls using their second pick on Steinbach after grabbing Caleb Wilson fourth overall. This feels like the range that many pundits are projecting Steinbach at, flirting with the lottery picks but not quite in it. The hard part with Steinbach is, like Woo said, he isn't a flashy player, but he's safe. That's the move for the Bulls after spending their first pick on the "flash."
Yahoo Sports - No. 19, Toronto Raptors
Yahoo has Steinbach dropping into the late teens, and finally, the Raptors grab him. The reasoning is that he's not a true 7-footer and that to be a center, he needs the right team with the right plan. However, Yahoo contends that the Raptors need a center, and if Steinbach falls to them, Toronto will make sure to grab him.
USA Today - No. 15, Chicago Bulls
This is now two major publications that think the Bulls are the team to grab Steinbach. Thus, maybe really pay attention to Chicago when they are on the clock with their second of two first-round picks.
Steinbach turned down plenty of other NIL opportunities to chase his dream of going pro, and if he's picked somewhere in this range, he will certainly still make plenty of money while also playing in the NBA. The NBA Combine is his next real test, and that's his chance to jump into the lottery because so far, all the major publications have him just missing it.
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