Feedback on the Heat’s selection of 6-6 Illinois point guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who had been widely projected as a late ...

The Miami Heat have selected Kasparas Jakucionis with the No. 20 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. At Illinois, Jakucionis earned trust from day one. He set the program’s freshman record for assists in a ...

For the first time since 2005, the Miami Heat have made a first-round pick in the NBA draft for a fourth consecutive year. The streak of selections continued Wednesday night with the Heat selecting ...

The Heat took Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick that it acquired from the Golden State Warriors in the February Jimmy Butler trade. Meanwhile, the Heat’s own pick at No. 15 on Wednesday was used ...

Illinois forward Will Riley (7) and Little Rock's forward Nikola Milosevic (19) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm ...

Illinois forward Will Riley became the first Canadian to be picked at the 2025 NBA Draft after being selected 21st overall by ...

With the pick acquired from the Warriors in the Jimmy Butler trade, the Miami Heat struck gold at No. 20 by selecting ...

MIAMI – The Miami Heat were on the clock during the first round of the NBA Draft on Wednesday. It was taking place at ...

Jakucionis, who slipped to the Heat with the No. 20 overall pick, is the first one-and-done NBA player in program history ...

Lithuanian guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who starred for Illinois basketball for one season, was selected by the Miami Heat at ...

Illinois basketball has a player off the board in the 2025 NBA Draft. With pick No. 20 in the first round, the Miami Heat ...