2025 Rookie Observation (15): Is the 3D forward market in St. Joseph’s junior year 3D line continues to rise?

Rasheer Fleming

Team: St. Joseph University (NCAA)

Date of birth: July 2004

Birthplace: Camden, New Jersey, USA

Grade: Junior

Position: Power forward

Height: 206cm

Weight: 109kg

Wandspan: 226cm? ?

Template: PJ Washington, Robert Covington, Dorian Finney-Smith

Expected market: The middle and late first round

U.S. high school students ranking (2022): On3 ranking (no stars), 247 ranking (no stars), ESPN ranking (no stars), Rivals ranking (no stars)

Honors: 2025 Atlantic 10 League Best Team 1

Note: Fleming was born and raised in Camden, and he also spent high school at Camden High School. When he chose the school, he also chose St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia, which is less than 10 kilometers away from Camden. It can be said that he has been living around his hometown.

Season data:

35 appearances, 31.3 minutes per game, 14.7 points, 8.5 rebounds (2.1 frontcourt rebounds), 1.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.5 blocks, 1.5 turnovers and 2.5 fouls, shooting percentage of 53.1% (5.4/10.1), 39% (1.8/4.5), and free throw percentage of 74.3% (2.1/2.9).

Advantages:

Fleming is a four-size player with excellent physical talent and good athletic ability. Freeman has a lot of offensive methods on the offensive end. He has excellent scoring and finishing skills at the basket. His sense of movement without the ball is quite good. He can find an easy way to play in the opponent's inside. In addition, Freeman's ability to catch and shoot is also good. His outside shooting stability continues to improve as the season progresses, and his bottom corner and 45-degree 3-point shooting percentage are quite good. Fleming's ability to compete for frontcourt rebounds is also quite good among players in the same position, and his attitude in this regard is also quite positive.

Fleming's advantages in physical talent and athleticism can also be used on the defensive end. Freeman's arm-span is excellent, and combined with his talent advantages, he can also complete some support in the protection of the frame. Fleming's defensive prediction ability is also worthy of recognition. He can judge the opponent's passing route and complete a lot of steals. Freeman also has good defense capabilities and defense switching capabilities. He can complete defense switching from the third position to the fifth position, and his plasticity on the defensive end is still very high.

Fleming's three-point shooting percentage is quite good, and his role on the defensive end is obvious to all. He is also a potential small ball center candidate. Fleming's playing style is also very consistent with the current era, which should also help him attract more interest and attention.

Disadvantages:

Fleming's dribble control ability is relatively average, and his independent scoring ability is relatively limited. He cannot complete the score after dribbling or find room for himself to take action. Fleming's offensive methods are relatively passive, and judging from the current situation, it is difficult for him to make greater progress on the offensive end. It may not be a relatively unrealistic thing to expect him to develop his ball-holding offensive ability and low-post offensive skills in a short period of time.

Fleming has limited passing ability and his overall view is average. It is difficult for him to find teammates in better positions. His assist and turnover ratio is less than 1, which also shows that his performance in this regard is very poor. Fleming's shortcomings in this regard will also lead to his inability to help the team open up more space on the offensive end.

Fleming also has a certain room for improvement in position and defensive awareness. Although he is able to complete defense swaps and assisted defense, he may also have some problems on the defensive end when encountering a fast and flexible backcourt player.

Expected market:

Relying on his outstanding performance this season, Fleming's draft market is also rising. It seems that he has the chance to be selected at the end of the first round, and his draft market should still have some room for improvement. Of course, after all, Fleming's draft market fluctuates relatively largely, and it is not ruled out that the draft market will decline to a certain extent after the joint trial. However, judging from the current situation, the overall trend should be developing upward.

Personal prediction:

Personal belief that Fleming should be a player that the playoff-level team with the mid- and late draft picks in the first round should strive for. Fleming is a 3D type forward player who already has a high level of maturity, and it seems that he can immediately attack the rotation lineup. Fleming's attributes should have high demand for many teams. In this case, his draft market should only further improve. If the situation continues to develop like this, maybe Fleming has a chance to be selected near the lottery zone. Instead of choosing some overseas players with great risks, it is better to honestly choose a player like Fleming who is not too old but has a significantly lower risk factor..

Target teams:

Miami Heat, Oklahoma City Thunder, San Antonio Spurs, Brooklyn Nets, Washington Wizards

Heat, Thunder and Spurs actually have room for improvement in the fourth position. They also need standard No. 4 players with standard figures, excellent arm-span and excellent static talent. Choosing Fleming with a low pick should be a very reasonable choice. Especially for the Thunder and Spurs, Fleming's adaptability to their system should be very high, which can be said to be a very ideal choice. As for the Nets and Wizards, they also have room for improvement in their forward position, and they also have more than one first-round pick, and they may also consider choosing Fleming.