Despite some pretty severe stumbles for former Illini Jakucionis, the Heat – even privately – seem to be excited about his ...

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

Still, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is encouraged by Jakucionis’ ability to battle through his offensive struggles – and impressed by how the Lithuanian native is making an impact elsewhere.

Jakucionis, a former Illini star, showed flashes – both good and bad – when handed the reins in Thursday's Summer League outing ...

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 ...

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

Jakucionis, the former Illinois star, made his NBA Summer League debut on Saturday night at Chase Center in San Francisco, and it would be putting it kindly to say simply that it could have gone ...

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 ...

After just three summer league games, Miami Heat rookie Kasparas Jakucionis is ready for a fresh start. Good thing for Jakucionis, he will get one after a rough summer league debut at the ...