The San Antonio Spurs have a major decision to make with this polarizing player.

The San Antonio Spurs have one of the most impressive young rosters in basketball, and perhaps the most polarizing figure of the group is forward Jeremy Sochan.

The Spurs selected Sochan with the ninth overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft, and right off the bat, he displayed considerable potential, averaging 11 points and 5.3 rebounds over 26 minutes per game while also playing terrific defense during his rookie campaign.

The problem is that Sochan has not progressed all that much since then.

Sochan averaged 11.6 and 11.4 points per game over his last two seasons, respectively, and he showed little to no development with his offensive repertoire. He made just 30.8 percent of his three-point attempts in each of the last two years, and his volume was much lower in 2024-25.

The 22-year-old definitely has value, but does he have a place in San Antonio long term?

Bleacher Report's Andy Bailey thinks so, projecting that the Spurs will sign Sochan to a four-year contract extension worth somewhere in the neighborhood of $80 million.

"Jeremy Sochan quietly had an above-average true shooting percentage for the first time in his career in 2024-25," Bailey wrote. "Though that wasn't the product of a boost in three-point shooting, it's still encouraging. And if he can maintain that kind of scoring efficiency, he could be a fun, Swiss Army knife-like forward for the San Antonio Spurs. He doesn't produce a ton of anything, but he provides a bit of scoring, some playmaking and multipositional defense."

Sochan is entering the final year of his contract, but given the eventual commitments the Spurs will have to make to Victor Wembenyama, Stephon Castle and others, not to mention the max extension they just handed De'Aaron Fox, it stands to reason that San Antonio may not have enough cash left in the till to retain Sochan long term, as well.

Plus, in a league where space-and-pace reigns king, the fact that Sochan is a lifetime 29 percent shooter from deep is more than concerning.

Some have even gone as far to say that Sochan could be a trade candidate, which could make sense if the Spurs fall out of the playoff race by the February deadline.