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NBA Draft Expert Sees Miami Heat And Kasparas Jakucionis

Sports Illustrated on MSN · 21h

Why Former Illini Kasparas Jakucionis Will Thrive With the Miami Heat

Fortunately for Jakucionis, the former Illini guard landed in a dream situation when he was selected in Wednesday's 2025 NBA Draft by the league’s premier developmental organization: the Miami Heat. Of the Heat’s last five first-round draft picks, three were named to the All-Rookie team – and two of them were drafted outside the lottery.

Miami Herald · 19m

Heat introduces first-round draft pick Kasparas Jakucionis: ‘It doesn’t feel real yet’

But it is real, as the Heat selected Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft held Wednesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

Sun Sentinel · 1d

How Kasparas Jakucionis fell into Heat’s draft lap, ‘We didn’t think he would be there’

For all the months, even years, of scouting, sometimes there is no pretense about how the NBA draft also can be an act of simplicity. That proved to be the case for the Miami Heat with Kasparas

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Heat’s first-round pick gushes over meeting Pat Riley, Erik Spoelstra

Before answering questions from the media, team president Pat Riley and head coach Erik Spoelstra would introduce Jakucionis ...

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Grades on Heat first-rounder Kasparas Jakucionis range from A to D+

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

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Bill Simmons Blasts Nets for Overlooking Kasparas Jakucionis, Highlights Heat's Draft Day Luck

After missing out on Kasparus Jakucionis and ultimately allowing him to fall to the Miami, Bill Simmons slammed the Brooklyn ...

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