On Wednesday, the Miami Heat drafted Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th pick in the NBA Draft. After he was projected in the No. 8-12 range, Jakucionis’ slip to 20 was a bit of a surprise, but the Heat snatched him up in what figures to be an excellent match for both player and franchise.

Feedback on the Heat’s selection of 6-6 Illinois point guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who had been widely projected as a late lottery pick and averaged 15.0 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and shot 44 percent from the field in his one season at Illinois,

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