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

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

Kasparas Jakucionis is far from a finished product. Although he may have a versatile scoring package, along with exceptional ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Heat took Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick that it acquired from the Golden State Warriors in the February Jimmy Butler trade. Meanwhile, the Heat’s own pick at No. 15 on Wednesday was used ...

After the Heat selected Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick, this team exec sees "tremendous potential" in the ...