Jakucionis, who was selected by the Heat with the 20th pick in the first round of last month’s draft, closed the Heat’s Las Vegas opener with 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, 5-of-9 shooting on threes and 5-of-5 shooting from the foul line, four rebounds, four assists, two steals and two turnovers in 28 minutes.

In the moment, the package received by the Miami Heat in the Feb. 6 Jimmy Butler trade to the Golden State Warriors at the NBA trading deadline felt . . . meh. Now? Not bad at all.

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Asa Newell and the Atlanta Hawks square up with the Boston Celtics in today’s Las Vegas NBA Summer League action.

The Simone Fontecchio run is over for the Detroit Pistons. In 91 games, Fontecchio posted averages of six points, three rebounds, and nearly one assist. He shot

The Miami Heat are one of the younger franchises in the NBA, but they have had a number of NBA legends suit up in South Beach throughout their 37-year history in the league. This list highlights the one player who has won a Defensive Player of the Year award while playing for the Heat, Alonzo Mourning, who accomplished this in back-to-back seasons

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We are more than a week into free agency, and the landscape for the NBA is starting to take shape for next season. After trading for Kristaps Porzingis and draf

Now, this was more like it. What Miami Heat rookie Kasparas Jakucionis showed last week in San Francisco wasn't him. A better indicator was how he played Friday against the Atlanta Hawks in their first game of the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.