It was an action-packed first round of the 2025 NBA Draft at Barclays Center with loads of surprises -- risers, fallers, trades and some head-scratching picks. Of the fallers, none fell harder than freshmen Liam McNeeley and Kasparas Jakucionis,

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

The Miami Heat didn't expect Lithuanian guard Kasparas Jakucionis to still be available when it picked at No. 20 in the first round of the NBA Draft. And Jakucionis didn't expect to be available for the Heat,