The Heat drafted Illinois' Jakucionis with the 20th pick in the NBA Draft. What will his role be in his first year?

The Miami Heat's sole draft pick Kasparas Jakucionis is a basketball savant. At 15 years old, Jakucionis began playing in ...

Jakucionis, who slipped to the Heat with the No. 20 overall pick, is the first one-and-done NBA player in program history ...

On Wednesday, the Miami Heat drafted Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th pick in the NBA Draft. After he was ...

Big Ten guard was not expected to drop to No. 20 overall, but he fittingly came right before a fellow teammate ...

After all, ESPN’s NBA Draft expert Jonathan Givony ranked Jakucionis as the 10th-best prospect in the 2025 draft class. The ...

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

No, not Walter Clayton Jr. for the Miami Heat, but rather skilled guard Kasparas Jakucionis out of Illinois at No. 20 in NBA ...

The consensus was the surprise that Kasparas Jakucionis was still available when the Miami Heat made the Illinois guard their ...

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

On most draft boards, Kasparas Jakucionis ranked as a lottery pick, in the top-14. The Miami Heat just got him at No. 20 ...

Illini freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley were selected by the Miami Heat and Utah Jazz with the No. 20 and No. 21 ...