Rasheer Fleming breaks out for career scoring night vs. Hornets
Suns rookie Rasheer Fleming was instrumental in Sunday's win against the Charlotte Hornets, cashing in on a career-best 16 points in 23 minutes.
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Rasheer Fleming didn’t let fellow Phoenix Suns rookie Khaman Maluach hog all the praise in Sunday’s 111-99 win against the Charlotte Hornets, cashing in on a career-best 16 points in 23 minutes off the bench.
He was instrumental in Phoenix (37-27) keeping its nose in front of the road warrior Charlotte (32-33) — which had won 10 straight away games — with Fleming draining two of his career-most four 3s in the third quarter.
The work is paying off for Rasheer Fleming, folks. Another 3-pointer, his fourth of the night pic.twitter.com/Wh4luilr9l
— Shane Young (@YoungNBA) March 9, 2026
The 3-ball stroke is a part of the game Fleming has spent the most time on between the G League and NBA, and he is now seeing the work pay off with his 55.6% clip (8 for 15) this month. The 6-foot-9 rookie shot 7 for 17 from 3 in February.
An increased volume of minutes is another area where Fleming has seen growth, the forward up to nine consecutive games with double-digit minutes on the court after just seven such games between November and January.
He finished Sunday 6-of-8 shooting and added two rebounds, with both being on the offensive glass.
Devin Booker had high praise for Rasheer Fleming after the rookie scored a career-high 16 points in the Suns’ win over the Hornets. pic.twitter.com/rRC42usP69
— Arizona Sports (@AZSports) March 9, 2026
Three Suns players eclipsed the 20-point mark, with Devin Booker scoring 30 with a perfect 15 for 15 from the charity stripe, Jalen Green’s 24 points (on 8-of-19 shooting) and Collin Gillespie’s 24 with five made 3s.
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The future looks brighter than I thought it would after the KD debacle.
The Suns didn't have so many long lows in their shooting.
so Charlotte never could make big runs in the 2nd half.
KD was/is NOT a team player which was reflected on the court for the past two seasons. One must give credit to Mat Ishbia for have a G League team in Phoenix which has helped Fleming and Maluach to develop.