The 2025 NBA Draft will be live from the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York tomorrow night. 30 players will hear their names called in the first round, but let’s examine where Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears could be selected.
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Jeremiah Fears To Be Drafted No. 6 (+210)
The first two picks in this draft may as well be written in pen. Cooper Flagg is a Dallas Maverick and barring a last-minute trade, Dylan Harper is going to San Antonio. Things start to get interesting at three.
The Philadelphia 76ers will try to be competitive next year. Their No. 3 pick may be used on a player like VJ Edgecombe who can immediately bring defense and athleticism and help them win now. They could also be open to trades for win-now players. My gut tells me Philly stands pat and selects Edgecombe, bringing up another interesting selection at No. 4.
The Charlotte Hornets have problems up and down the roster, but if there’s one archetype they don’t need right now, it’s on-ball guard. LaMelo Ball is their franchise guy and Tre Mann has flashed upside as a backup combo guard option. They need size on the wings and down low, and Jeremiah Fears doesn’t solve that problem.
The Utah Jazz at No. 5 present the most significant threat. Danny Ainge has never met a combo guard he doesn’t love, but due to that love, he already has multiple guards in Keyonte George and Isaiah Collier. Both need the ball in their hands to be effective and don’t offer much defensively. A third player fitting that mold feels like a wasted opportunity. It’s possible Utah could select Fears and look to move George in a trade down the line, but with lots of wings on the board, I expect someone like Tre Johnson or Kon Knueppel to be the pick here.
That leaves the Washington Wizards at No. 6. On-ball guards are a glaring point of need. They have Alex Sarr and Bilal Coulibaly, two athletic defense-first players. Bub Carrington profiles more as a sixth-man scorer. Kyshawn George is an off-ball wing. What this group needs is a potential offensive engine who doesn’t compromise their love of positional size.
At 6-foot-4, Fears has solid size for a point guard and lots of on-ball skills to like. He can bring a measure of organization to a team that lacked creators other than Jordan Poole last season. With Poole now in New Orleans due to Tuesday’s trade, the runway is clear for a new lead guard. Fears is that guy.
