In a promotion rich in 2/3 positions, Jeremiah Fears detonate. Oklahoma's pocket leader was one of NCAA's highest electrifying players this season, while being among the youngest in the first division. As Cooper FlagG, he had chosen to anticipate his arrival in a year -round NCAA, he who should have played his last year at high school in 2024/25. It was not done without limits, but Jeremiah Fears has something to seduce more than one frankness in search of a leader who is not cold in the eyes.
Best dribbler of all his cuvée, and possibly the fastest ball player in hand, he has the potential to be one of the very best players in this draft. Its speed makes it a permanent danger for the defenses. His small size could serve him for a time in the NBA, but the 18 -year -old is not afraid of contact and has the technique to resist near the circle or go for the shovel faults. Not selfish, however, he is a creator still imperfect but with obvious qualities to be able to impose himself.
Profile
Post: leader
Size: 1.89m
Weight: 81kgs
Team: Oklahoma
Stats 2024/25: 17.1 points (at 43.4%), 4.1 rebounds, 4.1 passes, 1.6 interception in 30.2 minutes
Strengths
– offensive aggressiveness. A real moped on the parquet floor, Jeremiah Fears has few equivalents in this draft to attack the circle. Ultra fast in his trips as with the ball, he already has a few laps in his bag to resist stronger defenders: use of his left arm to protect himself, work from the corners to the circle, Floater…
– The dribble. Crossover lovers will feast on with Jeremiah Fears. FEINTS, SPIN MOVES, Direction changes: it is a nightmare for defenders. Especially since he regularly uses his dribbling wisely, to create confusion and be able to then use his speed then, and not just amaze the gallery. Its dexterity in small spaces or between two defenders recalls by flashes that of Kyrie Irvingjust that.
– Creation. Going to get her points, Jeremiah Fears knows how to do it. However, it does not enter into the photo of “small” players focused on being free electrons in attack. The former Sooner has progressed over the season in his reading of the defenses and his game of passes, especially on Pick-And-Roll. If he will never be a pure manager, accompany his explosiveness to the circle by a good vision of the game will make him all the more difficult to contain.
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Weak points
– Physics. Under the 1m90 and still quite frail, Jeremiah Fears will inevitably have some difficulties during his beginnings. Nothing abnormal for a player who, once again, was to be still a high school student this year. But it will undoubtedly be a little patient to see him become a little more strong, undertaken to be able to gain in centimeters. It is up to him to prove that he has something to compensate for this deficit by his game, yet rather risky for a leader who likes to go to the circle so much.
– Defense. It is one of the collateral damage to his limited physique. The Sooner will frequently make a few centimeters and even more pounds to other leaders who will probably not hesitate to take advantage of it. Interesting on the lines of passes, he will have to show as much concentration and regularity SR man so that they should not be hidden by his team on this side of the prosecution.
-3-point shot. 30.8 % to the outlet of Dribble, 28/4 % behind the arc: this is perhaps the main increase in progression for Jeremiah Fears. His ability to sanction far could change many things in his career. Its address dates back 36.1% on reception of pass, not enough to make it an elite sniper, but sufficiently encouraging to consider progress in the future, in addition to its 85% on free throws.
Comparison
Jeremiah Fears is a player more difficult to identify than it seems at first glance, because he is not just a one -dimensional “slasher”. Its agility and explosiveness towards the circle recall the first seasons of Jeff Teagueor the beginnings of Darius Garland. His ability to find a path to the circle by mastering the rhythm of his circle attacks despite his small template can suggest a trajectory Jalen Brunsonwith less touch.
Prognosis
Top 10, even Top 5. It is difficult to see Jeremiah Fears fall lower as his floor level in attack can be transcribed in the NBA. His physical limits and for the moment technical, however, seem to place a notch below the top 4 of this cuvée.
