Any notion of the Miami Heat drafting assets for a potential trade faded away as it quickly became a reality, with a lottery pick shockingly falling to the No.

Lithuanian guard Kasparas Jakucionis, who starred for Illinois basketball for one season, was selected by the Miami Heat at No. 20 in the 2025 NBA Draft.

The Miami Heat selected former Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis with the No. 20 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

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

The Miami Heat have selected Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis with the No. 20 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft on June 25.

The Miami Heat was pleasantly surprised that Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis was still available with the 20th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

The Miami Heat took to X to send a message after selecting Kasparas Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft.

Former Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis speaks with the media on Wednesday afternoon during the 2025 NBA draft combine at the Marriott Marquis hotel in downtown Chicago. College/Prep Sports ...

Why Kasparas Jakucionis, Liam McNeeley and Danny Wolf fell on draft night Draft night's most notable fallers ended up in situations ranging from terrific to borderline murky ...

Was Kasparas Jakucionis at No. 20 to the Miami Heat as wildly out of line in the NBA draft as initially cast?