Wouldn’t that be something?

With the NBA’s annual Draft Combine and Draft Lottery just around the corner, even more projections and predictions are coming out on who could go where and when.

Two of the draft’s top experts are projecting Illinois’ star freshman duo of Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley to both be selected in the lottery — the first 14 picks — and by the same team.

ESPN’s Jonathan Givony and Jeremy Woo project the pair to land with the San Antonio Spurs, who have the eighth-best and 14th-best odds ahead of the lottery.

Jakucionis, who earlier in the year ranked as high as the third-best player in the draft, would enter a franchise with a long history of international success, and on day one would be teammates with France’s Victor Wembanyama and Georgia’s Sandro Mamukelashvili.

As for a potential fit, landing in San Antonio would mean that Jakucionis would be the team’s reserve guard for his first few seasons.

Woo added: “While San Antonio has significantly improved its backcourt in the past year by drafting Stephon Castle and trading for De’Aaron Fox, the Spurs should be attracted to Jakucionis’ perimeter shooting, unselfishness and ability to play both guard spots, a skill set that gives him avenues to becoming a quality supporting player on an NBA roster and that makes sense as a developmental investment for the long run.”

Riley, who has long been touted as a future lottery pick, is projected to be picked 14th overall by the Spurs.

“Adding shooting both on the perimeter and in the frontcourt likely will be a priority for the franchise long-term, with the likes of Jakucionis, Knueppel, Riley and Carter Bryant (Arizona) all likely to get long looks with the 8th and 14th picks,” Givony said.

To enter fantasy land for a moment, landing in San Antonio could see Jakucionis and Riley become a part of a young superteam that the NBA has never seen before. With Wembanyama and Stephon Castle, the recipients of the last two Rookie of the Year awards, both on small contracts, the Illini duo could, at least for the first few years of their careers, be a part of a young superteam.

At the same time, Jakucionis and Riley (or the picks that could be used to draft them) could be pieces used to even the scales to help the Spurs front office land a big-name player through trade.