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Former Illini Terrence Shannon Jr. and one-time Illinois commit Jeremiah Fears clashed Thursday in Summer League play
The former Sooner poured in double-digit points in his pro debut, but fouled out and committed too many turnovers.
Aside from the errors, Fears and Queen did show flashes of the type of skillsets that made them hot commodities for the Pelicans on draft night.
ESPN’s latest NBA mock draft projects former OU basketball star Jeremiah Fears to be selected fifth overall by the Utah Jazz.
Oklahoma Sooner guard Jeremiah Fears is already one of the top guards in the 2025 NBA Draft, and it's obvious that he is only going to keep improving.
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The New Orleans Pelicans have selected Jeremiah Fears with the No. 7 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. Not long ago, the 18-year-old was viewed as a long-term upside play, but he's recently started looking a lot more like a player who could make an immediate impact.
Jeremiah Fears is officially headed to Louisiana. The former Oklahoma guard was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans with the seventh pick in Wednesday’s NBA Draft. Jeremiah Fears is selected 7th overall by the @PelicansNBA in the 2025 #NBADraft presented by State Farm! Watch on ABC & ESPN. pic.twitter.com/RJGTfd5vuf
The New Orleans Pelicans selected Oklahoma Sooners' star Jeremiah Fears with the seventh pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, and his new jersey is now available.