Heat first-round pick Kasparas Jakucionis is eager to improve on areas of concern as he prepares for rookie season.

At 15 years old, Kasparas Jakucionis began playing in youth basketball leagues in his hometown of Lithuania. Relocating from ...

Q: Ira, you’re telling me that 29 other teams missed the boat on Kasparas Jakucionis by letting him slip to No. 20? There ...

Jakucionis fell into Miami's lap after Brooklyn, armed with five first-round picks, passed on him in favor of three other ...

But it is real, as the Heat selected Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft held Wednesday ...

Charlotte got McNeeley by way of one of the surprise trades when it sent Mark Williams to the Suns, receiving the No. 29 pick ...

For all the months, even years, of scouting, sometimes there is no pretense about how the NBA draft also can be an act of ...

Fortunately for Jakucionis, the former Illini guard landed in a dream situation when he was selected in Wednesday's 2025 NBA ...

Miami Heat' culture is among the most popular terms in the NBA, highlighting the organization's commitment to player ...

Feedback on the Heat’s selection of 6-6 Illinois point guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who had been widely projected as a late ...

The Heat took Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick that it acquired from the Golden State Warriors in the February Jimmy ...

Jakučionis earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors and was named to the All-B1G Second Team by the Associated Press.