At 15 years old, Kasparas Jakucionis began playing in youth basketball leagues in his hometown of Lithuania. Relocating from ...

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.

Jakucionis fell into Miami's lap after Brooklyn, armed with five first-round picks, passed on him in favor of three other ...

NBA Fans clap back after NBA Senior Analyst, Kevin O'Connor slams the Miami Heat for picking Kasparas Jakucionis with the ...

Did not have a first-round pick; the Knicks have traded significant draft capital (no first-round picks in 2025, 2027, 2029 ...

The players selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA draft. Duke freshman Cooper Flagg went first overall to the Dallas Mavericks. Flagg became the fourth freshman named Associated ...

After the Heat selected Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick, this team exec sees "tremendous potential" in the ...

NBA Draft was filled with surprises, good and bad trades, and players who were steals late in the first round. One of the ...

Illinois basketball stars Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley were selected with back-to-back picks in the NBA Draft.

The Miami Heat contemplated trading their 20th overall pick in recent weeks. But the talent of newly drafted Kasparas ...

History was made for Fighting Illini Basketball on Wednesday night, as freshmen Kasparas Jakucionis (Vilnius, Lithuania) and ...

The first round of the 2025 NBA Draft has concluded, and there were some risers and fallers throughout the night.