Draft Decisions: Steinbach, Quaintance, Carr, Thomas

Potential lottery pick Hannes Steinbach is placing his name in the draft, Jonathan Givony of Draft Express tweets.

The German-born forward put up stellar stats in his lone season with the University of Washington, posting averages of 18.5 points, 11.8 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 blocks and 1.1 steals per game in 30 starts. He shot 57.7 percent from the field and 34 percent on 3-point attempts.

Givony projects the 6’11” Steinbach as a top 20 pick; ESPN’s Best Available list pegs him as the No. 15 overall prospect.

Here’s more draft news:

• Jayden Quaintance has declared for the draft on a social media post, insider Adam Zagoria tweets. Quaintance is a projected first-rounder despite knee issues that have marred his two college seasons. He averaged 9.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.1 steals as a freshman at Arizona State before suffering a torn ACL and meniscus in his right knee. Persistent knee issues limited him to four games with the Wildcats this past season. The 6’10” big man is listed as ESPN’s No. 20 prospect.
• Another projected first-rounder, Baylor’s Cameron Carr, is declaring for the draft, Givony tweets. Carr averaged 18.9 points, 5.8 rebounds and 2.4 assists while shooting 38% from 3 this past season.  The 6’5” Carr, who played just 18 games at Tennessee in his first two college seasons, will not enter the transfer portal, Givony adds. Carr is rated at No. 24 by ESPN.
• Arkansas guard Meleek Thomas will declare for the draft but maintain his college eligibility, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports tweets. Thomas averaged 15.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in his freshman season with the Razorbacks. He made 41.6 percent of his 3-point attempts. He’s currently rated No. 28 by ESPN.