The San Antonio Spurs hold the No. 20 pick — acquired via a trade with the Atlanta Hawks — and CBS Sports projects them selecting Hannes Steinbach, the Washington freshman who was one of the biggest winners at the NBA Draft Combine. CBS describes Steinbach as having “some of the best hands in college basketball” and frames the fit alongside Victor Wembanyama as a legitimate possibility — two bigs who can co-exist in certain lineups while providing frontcourt depth the Spurs need.

Steinbach averaged 18.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists at Washington while shooting 34% from three. He bulked up significantly — from 220 to 248 pounds — before the Combine, which moved him from tweener-big status to officially center-sized at 6-foot-10. His offensive rebounding is described by CBS as potentially the single sharpest skill in this draft. He also flashed legitimate three-point touch in flashes, and if that perimeter shot holds up at volume, it transforms his NBA projection entirely from a role player to a starting-caliber piece.

The opportunity cost at No. 20 is Allen Graves, who slides to Detroit at No. 21 in this mock. Graves is a 6-foot-9 Santa Clara forward described as an “analytic darling” with elite advanced metrics, perimeter shooting at 41.3%, and the kind of passing vision and defensive instincts that translate despite limited name recognition. San Antonio passing on Graves’s analytics-driven profile to take Steinbach’s more physically dominant game is a choice of size and rebounding dominance over versatility.

Bleacher Report diverges from CBS here, projecting Morez Johnson Jr. to San Antonio at No. 20 — a player CBS describes as offering “versatility and disruption on defense” as effortless system fits for the Spurs. Yahoo Sports has Henri Veesaar going to San Antonio instead. The variation across outlets reflects San Antonio’s genuine flexibility at this pick — the Spurs have a deep enough roster that nearly any high-upside prospect works alongside Wembanyama.

Outlet	Projected Player
CBS Sports	Hannes Steinbach
Bleacher Report	Morez Johnson Jr.
Tankathon	Hannes Steinbach
Yahoo Sports	Henri Veesaar

The Spurs’ situation makes this pick an interesting exercise in franchise priorities. San Antonio is in the Western Conference Finals, hasn’t needed rebuilding, and has the rare luxury of drafting with genuine upside rather than urgent need. Steinbach doesn’t need to be a starter immediately — the Spurs can deploy him in bench lineups and develop his three-point shooting and post scoring without pressure. CBS specifically notes Steinbach and Wemby co-existing in certain lineups as a legitimate possibility, which gives San Antonio a fascinating long-term frontcourt pairing to develop.

Steinbach’s hands, rebounding instincts, and post scoring give San Antonio exactly the type of big-man depth that becomes valuable when playoff rotations shorten. The developing perimeter shot is the key variable: if Steinbach’s 34% three-point attempts from Washington carry over and improve as the volume scales up, he gives the Spurs a versatile option who can stretch the floor next to Wembanyama in switchable lineups. Selecting him at No. 20 via a trade with Atlanta is a shrewd use of a mid-lottery asset by one of the league’s most patient and process-oriented organizations.