Perfect draft fit could solve two major issues plaguing the Spurs

The San Antonio Spurs will have a lot to figure out as their disappointing season winds down. There was high hope that they could make the playoffs this season, but they lost head coach Gregg Popovich to a health issue early and star Victor Wembanyama for the season shortly after the All-Star break.

Those setbacks sunk the Spurs' season, but one positive is that it could result in a top-10 pick. Not just that, but with the Spurs owning the Atlanta Hawks' unprotected first-round pick, they could have another lottery pick in this year's draft.

San Antonio will need to add more shooting as well as size, but one player could check both boxes. Draft prospect Rasheer Fleming could fit the bill. Fleming has become a Spurs fan favorite to be selected with one of their two first-round picks, and it's easy to see why.

Draft prospect Rasheer Fleming would be the perfect fit for the Spurs

Fleming's potential fit with the Spurs is clear to see, with him being an athletic and long big man who can defend on the perimeter and at the rim as well as score in the pick and roll. He can also space the floor, drilling 41.8% of his 4.5 3-point attempts per game.

At 6'9" and with a ridiculous 7'5" wingspan, he'd give San Antonio much-needed help at power forward and center.

After all, the Spurs have a solid power forward rotation with Harrison Barnes and Jeremy Sochan. However, Barnes, who has been a great fit playing alongside Wembanyama, is only under contract for one more season and is 32 years old.

Moving Sochan back to the starting lineup after next season seems like an obvious solution, but he and Wemby are a poor offensive fit. That would be particularly true if Stephon Castle isn't able to become a high-volume 3-point shooter.

Having a versatile big who can spot up and knock down open threes, set screens and roll to the basket, and also defend multiple positions on the other end of the floor would be something San Antonio needs long-term. Sochan can do some of those things but not all of them, though that is still a valuable skill set to have.

Better still, Fleming should have enough size to scale up and play center. With a hypothetical rotation of Wembanyama, Fleming, and Sochan, each would be able to play both power forward and center and give San Antonio their most versatile big man core since Tim Duncan, Tiago Splitter, and Boris Diaw.

If San Antonio were to use one of their two first-round picks on him, he probably wouldn't develop into a star. Nevertheless, he can potentially be a key rotation player who could help San Antonio for years to come.