The Suns won the second round No. 1 pick! This inside star is an excellent candidate for the No. 5 position in the small ball lineup?

In this year's NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns and the Minnesota Timberwolves completed a deal. The Timberwolves sent the No. 31 pick in the second round of the NBA Draft this year to the Suns, and exchanged the No. 36 pick in the second round and two future second round picks from the Suns. The Suns then used this second round to select Rasheer Fleming, a junior inside swinger who had previously played for St. Joseph University.

Fleming was born in July 2004 and is not yet 21 years old. He is an all-round inside player with both offense and defense. According to data from the previous joint trial physical test, Fleming's bare foot height is 203.8cm, his wingspan is 226.7cm, his standing height is 276.9cm, and his weight is 105.4kg. In the NCAA game this season, Fleming made a total of 35 appearances, averaging 31.3 minutes per game, averaging 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds (2.1 frontcourt rebounds), 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 2.5 fouls. He shot 53.1% from the field (5.4/10.1), 39% from three-point shooting percentage (1.8/4.5), and 74.3% from free throws (2.1/2.9). Fleming's performance this season has also been fully recognized, and he has also been successfully shortlisted for the first team of the Atlantic 10 League this season, which is enough to show that his performance is very competitive.

From the perspective of characteristics, Fleming has quite good physical fitness and his athletic ability is pretty good. He has rich offensive methods, his scoring ability and finishing ability at the basket are worthy of recognition, and his stability in outside shooting is also very good. Fleming also has a pretty good rebounding ability. He can also provide a lot of support on the defensive end. His ability to protect the rim is quite good, and he can also provide support for assisting defense. Relatively speaking, Fleming still lacks too much independent scoring ability, and his performance in passing and supporting is also average. His movement speed is not particularly outstanding. When encountering faster outside players, he may also encounter some problems in this regard.

In fact, Fleming was previously considered to have a chance to be selected in the middle and late stages of the first round, but the actual situation is that no team chose him in the first round. It seems that the Suns are also very optimistic about his ability and future development. They also urgently operated a wave after the first day of the draft and won the 31st draw in the second round, and then selected Fleming. Fleming is actually a very suitable No. 5 candidate in the small ball lineup. His outside shooting ability is definitely an outstanding level among inside players. His arrival can also enrich the team's tactical style. But now there are too many inside players in the Suns. They chose three inside players at one time in this year's draft, and signed one insider with a two-way contract. They have to clean up the team's inside lineup next?