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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Even if it took longer than he might have hoped, former Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis heard his name called in the NBA ...

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

Illinois basketball stars Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley were selected with back-to-back picks in the NBA Draft.