{"id":147226,"date":"2025-06-26T19:32:18","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T23:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=147226"},"modified":"2025-06-26T20:14:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T00:14:02","slug":"suns-complete-series-trades-draft-rasheer-fleming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/26\/suns-complete-series-trades-draft-rasheer-fleming\/","title":{"rendered":"Suns Complete Series Of Trades To Draft First-Round Prospect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After executing a series of trades that began with the 52nd and 59th overall picks in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns have managed to acquire the 31st overall pick in a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, per ESPN senior insider Shams Charania. With the No. 31 pick, the Suns are &#8220;eyeing&#8221; St. Joseph&#8217;s junior <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/rasheer-fleming-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rasheer Fleming<\/a>, a prospect that was widely expected to be taken off the board in the first round.<\/p>\n<h2>Suns Complete Series Of Trades To Draft Rasheer Fleming<\/h2>\n<p>In 2024-25, Fleming averaged 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.5 blocks, and 1.4 steals per game. Highly effective at both ends of the floor, the biggest knock on him may be his overall body of work. To that point, Fleming was spectacular last season, even being named to the All-A-10 First Team. However, he was more efficient than usual.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Suns offseason additions: Fleming, Maluach, Mark Williams, Jalen Green, Dillon Brooks<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA University (@NBA_University) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBA_University\/status\/1938373038732677268?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 26, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If the Suns aren&#8217;t too concerned, it may be because Fleming&#8217;s numbers suggest that he&#8217;s just developing in a linear fashion. As a freshman, he converted 29.7 percent of his 3s. As a sophomore, he upped his percentage to 32.4. Last season, he shot his 3s at a 39.0 percent clip with a 44.9 percent 3-point attempt rate.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rasheer Fleming is a prototype for what NBA teams are looking for in a big man at St. Joe&#8217;s, making 44% of his 3s and racking up highlight reel plays galore with dunks, rebounds, steals and blocks thanks to his 7&#8217;5 wingspan.. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w7QKYFnZas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/w7QKYFnZas<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jonathan Givony (@DraftExpress) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DraftExpress\/status\/1879230248920744192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 14, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>So, on the one hand, the jury is still out on how consistent he can be as a floor-spacer. On the other hand, he&#8217;s demonstrated that he can and perhaps will steadily improve. In either case, he&#8217;s a more natural stretch-big than anyone else in their stable.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next?<\/h3>\n<p>This offseason has been a busy one for the Suns.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to avoid the inevitable, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/22\/rockets-complete-kevin-durant-trade-suns\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">they decided to<\/a> trade <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/duranke01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kevin Durant<\/a> to the Houston Rockets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenja05.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jalen Green<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/brookdi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dillon Brooks<\/a>, the 2025 No. 10 pick and five second-round picks. Phoenix acquired Duke center <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/khaman-maluach-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Khaman Maluach<\/a> from\u00a0 Houston, who drafted him with the 10th overall pick, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/06\/26\/suns-prioritize-development-play-with-maluach-at-no-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">as part of that trade<\/a>. They then traded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/micicva01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vasilije Micic<\/a> and two first-round picks to the Charlotte Hornets for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/willima07.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mark Williams<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_147234\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-147234\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-147234\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/06\/USATSI_25810972_168404789_lowres-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-147234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mar 30, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green (4) drives between Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant (35) and center Oso Ighodaro in the first half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>They&#8217;re presumably not done wheeling and dealing. Between Williams, Maluach and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/r\/richani01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Richards<\/a> their center corps is clogged. Because Williams and Richards are far more experienced than Maluach, the Suns don&#8217;t have to rush that move though. Instead, their focus is likely on moving on from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bealbr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bradley Beal<\/a>, who has become a thorn in their side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"modal-image-setImageMetadata\">\n<p class=\"ng-binding\">\u00a9 Geoff Burke-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After executing a series of trades that began with the 52nd and 59th overall picks in the 2025 NBA Draft, the Phoenix Suns have managed to acquire the 31st overall pick in a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves, per ESPN senior insider Shams Charania. With the No. 31 pick, the Suns are &#8220;eyeing&#8221; St. Joseph&#8217;s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":147229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[28,1608,21,62,556,3],"tags":[311,772,3256,69,49403,4044,98,4774,1382,50110,49356],"class_list":["post-147226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-suns","category-basketball","category-timberwolves","category-nba","category-nba-draft","category-news","tag-bradley-beal","tag-dillon-brooks","tag-jalen-green","tag-kevin-durant","tag-khaman-maluach","tag-mark-williams","tag-nba-draft","tag-rumors","tag-nba-trade","tag-rasheer-fleming","tag-vasilije-micic"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=147226"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":147236,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/147226\/revisions\/147236"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/147229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=147226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=147226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=147226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}