Kasparas Jakucionis brings European flair and relentless playmaking to Miami, a young guard whose size, skill and fearless ...

Whether during his college days at Illinois, or his early summer league outings in San Francisco and Las Vegas, Kasparas Jakucionis has certainly had his ups and downs – and more of the latter ...

Jakucionis also flashed the intriguing upside that led some to project him to be a lottery pick in the draft before he fell to the Heat at No. 20, recording an efficient 24 points on 7-of-12 shooting ...

The Heat saw what they needed from rookie Kasparas Jakucionis, but his NBA readiness, particularly ball security, is still a ...

After the Heat selected Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick in the most recent draft, there were some high expectations for the player out of the University of Illinois to perform right ...

With the Miami Heat sitting Pelle Larson and Kel’el Ware on Thursday night, former Illini Kasparas Jakucionis immediately became the focal point of the Heat’s offense in the NBA Summer League ...

Mar 20, 2025; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Illinois Fighting Illini guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) shoots the ball during NCAA Tournament First Round Practice at Fiserv Forum. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu ...

Jakucionis (rest) has been ruled out for Friday's Summer League game against the Bucks, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.

Jakucionis finished with 15 points (4-12 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT), five rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block across 28 minutes during Thursday's 108-88 Summer League loss to the Pistons.

Jakucionis and Riley so far are the peak of NBA development for the Illini. While both came into Illinois as NBA prospects, both — through ups and downs typical of freshmen — proved themselves ...

Miami Heat guard Kasparas Jakucionis is a bit more experienced than most rookies. He played professionally long before he arrived at the University of Illinois last summer. He joins the Heat ...