NBA executives overwhelmingly believe that Jeremy Fears Jr. should return to MSU

A big decision awaits Jeremy Fears Jr. over the next week as the deadline to withdraw from the NBA draft is quickly approaching: stay in the draft or return for a junior season.

The Spartan point guard has to weigh the pros and cons of remaining in the draft and while he was an All-American this past season, he hasn’t been projected to go in the first round by any publication of draft expert. He’s been mostly in the mid-to-late second round, if at all, which just goes to show that he may not be ready in the eyes of NBA scouts and executives.

Don’t take my word for it, though.

According to Jeff Goodman, he spoke to 10 NBA executives and got their take on guys who are facing big decisions over the next week. He asked them if some top prospects should stay in college for another year or stay in the NBA draft.

All 10 believe that Fears should remain in college for at least one more year.

This isn’t the most shocking news of all time considering most of us believe the same. Obviously we’re all a little biased, but judging by the fact that Fears isn’t in any mock drafts, he still needs to develop a consistent jumper, and he’d make more at Michigan State next season than a second-round pick would, it makes the most sense to return.

Also, if 100 percent of a random pool of NBA exectutives say that you should come back to school for at least another year, it only makes sense to listen to what the people who’d be in charge of hiring you have said.

If you’re looking for a career out of college and your dream job tells you that they’ll hire you but you need a year of experience, would you still apply to that job knowing that they’re not ready to hire you or would you add more experience? The answer is pretty simple.

The NBA isn’t going anywhere for Jeremy Fears

Draymond Green had some advice for a star Florida player this offseason: the NBA isn’t going anywhere. That advice should be taken into consideration by Fears — and it likely is.

Every year, some prospects feel rushed to make the decision to turn pro and they want to get a jumpstart on their NBA careers not realizing that leaving college early may hurt them in the long run. I worry that Fears could suffer the same fate that Marcus Taylor did back in 2002 when he stayed in the draft after a breakout sophomore year with Michigan State only to be selected 50th and never stick in the league.

Rushing an NBA career usually backfires, especially for prospects who have some clear areas to work on like Fears does with his jumper.

Fears is an NBA player and he’s going to have a long career but if the NBA executives are telling him to return for another year, that’s advice worth listening to.

Fans selfishly want him back (because duh) but they’ll support whatever he decides.

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