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Hannes SteinbachCharlotte Hornets · #28

Forward · 6'8", 210 lb · Washington

Hannes Steinbach is a forward the Charlotte Hornets selected 14th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Washington. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Hannes Steinbach
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Charlotte Hornets · #28 · Forward
Hannes Steinbach
Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilityNets 54%
Balladex model · projected 117–116 · 97.3 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
11.4pts
5.0reb
2.3ast
46%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Hannes Steinbach
Charlotte Hornets · Forward
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Terance Mann
Brooklyn Nets · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Hannes Steinbach — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Two-way wing prospect · Impact 49
Hannes Steinbach is a forward the Charlotte Hornets selected 14th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Washington. An incoming rookie who makes his NB
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Hannes Steinbach stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
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Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #302 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
49Impact index
80Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file1
#14 2026 Draft pick
Stat explorer

Hannes Steinbach — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Hannes Steinbach

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Hannes Steinbach career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Charlotte Hornets built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

56–26proj record
#4conf seed
+5.9net rtg
118.9off rtg
113def rtg
99%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Moussa Diabate, Naz Reid.
How his role moves
Projected 56–26, 4th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
49 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#14 2026 Draft pick
Act IV

The Ballad of Hannes Steinbach

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Hannes Steinbach is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie forward for the Charlotte Hornets.

Charlotte Hornets

Turning pro

Drafted 14th overall, 2026 as a Forward.

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Hannes Steinbach was the 14th pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Charlotte Hornets out of Washington.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming forward who debuts in 2026-27.

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Steinbach's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'8"
Weight
210 lb
Draft
14th overall, 2026
Born
Washington
Jersey
#28
Beyond the game

Steinbach joins the Charlotte Hornets as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Washington.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round forward out of Washington.

Incoming
Unproven
Washington
FAQ

Hannes Steinbach — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Hannes Steinbach, answered.

Where was Hannes Steinbach drafted?
Hannes Steinbach was selected 14th overall by the Charlotte Hornets in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Washington.
Does Steinbach have NBA stats yet?
Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.
Hannes Steinbach career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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