The Big Easy will be the new home of OU’s freshman phenom as he heads to the highest level of professional basketball.

The Pelicans drafted Oklahoma's Jeremiah Fears , Maryland's Derik Queen, and Georgetown's Micah Peavy in the draft.

Dumars used the No. 7 overall pick he inherited to draft Oklahoma guard Jeremiah Fears. He used a recently acquired late first-round pick to trade up for Maryland forward Derik Queen at No. 13.

Former AZ Compass Prep basketball players Jeremiah Fears and Javon Small were taken in the 2025 NBA Draft held June 25-26.