Mark Sears 2025 NBA Draft Profile

Mark Sears 2025 NBA Draft Profile

The 2025 NBA Draft will be taking place next week. Today, we will be looking at two-time All-American Mark Sears while we continue the draft profile series. The guard put together a great five-year career and was incredibly successful in March at Alabama. 

Height (no shoes): 5’10.75” ( 6’2.00 Wingspan, 7’8.50” Standing reach)

Weight: 183.4lbs 

Draft Age: 23

Position: PG

Mark Sears was a three-star recruit out of Hargrave Military Academy (HS). According to 247 Sports, he was the 11th-ranked recruit in Alabama. This led to him playing his first two years for the Ohio Bobcats. He would break out in his sophomore year and be on the power conference teams’ radars as a transfer. Ultimately, Sears would return home to play his final three years and play basketball for the University of Alabama.

Sears took over the Crimson Tide as the star player in his senior season, averaging 21.5 points on elite shooting numbers. He was then named to the AP All-American Second Team. He chose to return to Alabama and play a fifth season, where he would dominate again. Sears would lead Alabama to another deep NCAA Tournament run and achieve AP All-American First Team status.

Let’s get into Mark Sears’ profile.

Strengths

Sears’ main strength is that he is an elite scorer. He is effective at all three levels and has the confidence of an alpha scorer. Also, Sears can successfully create his shot, which the undersized guard will need to do at the next level. He is crafty with the ball and can get a plethora of shots off as well as get to the rim, where if he gets fouled, he’s a career 85.8% FT shooter.

His other strengths come from playing a successful five-year career. He has the collegiate experience to be a plug-and-play rotational piece for a team. Also, Sears has experience as a leader and performing on the biggest stages as the Final Four. This experience pairs well with his playmaking ability, where he can be effective in the pick and roll or while finding lob threats. 

Sears is an ultra competitor that will always bring the energy and intensity. I believe his smooth shot might and overall scoring prowess will interest some teams in the NBA Draft. He had a career average of 37 percent three-point percentage, and during his peak season, he shot 43 percent on 5.9 attempts per game. 

Weaknesses

Unfortunately, Mark Sears’ biggest weakness is that he is undersized. There is nothing he can do about it, but a lack of height has plagued prospects throughout NBA history. It is harder to score in the NBA than in college, so this can turn off franchises to undersized players. However, most importantly, undersized guards will get bullied on defense. Sears will get picked on every night as a good matchup to attack for other teams. 

He plays with good intensity, but his lack of size will likely mean fewer blocks and steals. Furthermore, he has athletic limitations. He is not a top-tier athlete, which might make it harder to finish at the rim and stay in front of opposing guards on defense. He will have to improve his defensive footwork to be a successful perimeter defender in the NBA. 

Finally, Sears can be a little rushed and frantic at times when running an offense. He can also be turnover-prone in situations and force certain shots while driving in the lane. These are not ideal qualities, but I believe they come with the territory of being the go-to guy in college. 

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Projection: Late Second-Round/Undrafted

There is a real possibility that Mark Sears goes undrafted and has to work his way through the G-League or play overseas. However, I think he can be a solid late second-round pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. He has the fantastic scoring ability to be a spark plug off the bench. Also, Sears has enough playmaking talent to help run the offense on the court with a second unit. Ultimately, his success will depend on whether he can raise his defense so he is not a liability, and to what ceiling his offense can reach.

We have seen a fair number of undersized guards succeed in the 2025 NBA Playoffs alone, such as Jalen Brunson, Payton Pritchard, and T.J. McConnell. Unfortunately, Sears is, in fact, smaller than all of them. I think Mark Sears’ competitive nature and smooth shot will give him a chance to make an NBA roster.

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