Jeremiah Fears 2025 NBA Draft Profile

Jeremiah Fears 2025 NBA Draft Profile

The 2025 NBA Draft is a few days away. Today, we will be talking about one of the most exciting freshmen in the country in Jeremiah Fears. He put together a great freshman campaign at Oklahoma, and he now finds himself as a possible lottery pick. Now, let’s get into his draft profile.

Height (no shoes): 6’2.50” ( 6’5.25” Wingspan, 8’2.50” Standing Reach)

Weight: 179.6 lbs

Draft Age: 18

Position: PG-SG

According to 247 Sports, Jeremiah Fears was a four-star recruit from Chandler, Arizona. The Compass Prep athlete was the number two recruit in Arizona and 65th 65th-ranked player nationally. Fears did a little bit of everything as he stuffed the stat sheet in his freshman year at Oklahoma.

The combo guard averaged 17.1 points, 4.1 assists, and 4.1 rebounds. He was not incredibly efficient, and he had some turnover issues. Nevertheless, the freshman led an Oklahoma team competing in an extremely tough SEC league. This was a massive accomplishment as one of the youngest players in the entire country. 

His age, ball-handling skills, and shot creation make him one of the prospects with the most upside in the 2025 NBA Draft. Now, let’s break down his draft profile further below. 

Strengths

Jeremiah Fears is a competent scorer who can get a bucket at all three levels. He is a crafty scorer who uses his amazing first step and skillful ball handling to get to his spots. It is rare that a freshman has as much of a variety of scoring moves as Fears has in his bag. Also, he is great at getting downhill and drawing foul calls, where he shoots 85.1 percent from the charity stripe. 

Next, Fears is a pretty solid playmaker. He showed he can run an offense in his one year at Oklahoma, and he has some creativity as a passer. His IQ and vision as a passer are a welcome sight for an 18-year-old competing in the SEC. Also, for a small guard, he has active hands and can be a factor while defending on ball.

Finally, the fact that Fears is 18 is his biggest strength because he truly has astronomical potential. He had the highest usage rate of any freshman in the country. He was put in a multitude of tough situations as a freshman, including being a closer when it comes to clutch time. Furthermore, Fears had great tape and demonstrated that he has a strong foundation as a talented basketball player in multiple facets of the game. Now, it is on teams to believe they can develop Fears to reach his possible superstar potential. 

Weaknesses

His immediate weakness is that he is a bit small and might struggle with the size of the NBA. The 179-pound 18-year-old might also struggle with the grown man strength of the rest of the league. Fears will have a tougher time getting to the rim and finishing through contact. Also, his size will not allow him to guard multiple positions, and he may even struggle with stronger guards. 

Next, his shot selection and overall efficiency will need to drastically improve. Obviously, Jeremiah Fears is a fantastic scorer, but he will need to be smarter and more disciplined on the offensive side in the NBA. He had to run the show at Oklahoma, so this can be a reason why he was hunting his shot too much at times. Also, he will have to develop a more reliable three-point shot after shooting 28.4 percent as a freshman.

Lastly, his other weakness is his turnover problem. Fears did not have a good assist-to-turnover ratio at Oklahoma. He can play too fast at times and needs to make better reads to slow the game down. His poor decision-making at times leads to him forcing bad passes or taking low-quality shots. If Jeremiah Fears wants to fully maximize his playmaking ability, he will have to become an overall smoother point guard, but that does come with experience.

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Projection: Top Ten Pick

I think Jeremiah Fears is an amazing prospect. He showed he can be an elite scorer with solid passing and slight defensive upside as a freshman. Furthermore, the 18-year-old did this in the toughest conference in the NCAA. He had a heavy usage rate and high expectations to be the go-to guy that some senior prospects don’t even experience. I see no reason why he can’t build and develop on his already strong foundation. It will be a while before Fears is in his prime, but at least as a rookie, he can add an immediate scoring boost.

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