That, however, is not the case. In fact, Illinois really only made its mark with Europeans last season when they brought in Tomislav from Croatia and Lithuanian Kasparas Jakučionis after an intense ...

When the 2025 NBA draft lottery resulted in the Houston Rockets (via Phoenix) landing the No. 10 overall pick in the first round, Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis was a popular early projection ...

As the NBA Playoffs unfold, the 2025 NBA Draft continues to inch closer. Only four teams remain at this point, but all 30 are spending a tremendous amount of time evaluating this class of talent ...

The Lithuanian court maestro Kasparas Jakucionis started off looking like a sure fire top 5 pick in the class before a forearm injury nagged at him for the latter half of his season, resulting in ...

It's been a busy week for NBA front offices as last week's lottery finally determined the order of picks in next month's draft, and simultaneously fueled speculation about potential trades ...

Then next 29 have to wait a day for the second round. Both Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley shouldn't have to wait. Both former Illinois standouts are projected first-round picks. Jakucionis has ...

At one point, Kasparas Jakucionis was projected to go in the top five alongside Cooper Flagg, Dylan Harper, Ace Bailey, and VJ Edgecombe. However, at rough second half of the college basketball ...

Lithuania’s Kasparas Jakučionis was briefly one of the hottest names in draft circles and he eventually earned Big Ten All-Freshman honors. He has an effective pull-up jumper and led all high ...

A noisy night at the 2025 NBA Draft Lottery in Chicago earlier this month netted the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs the No. 1 and No. 2 picks in this year's draft, respectively, turning ...

9. Toronto Raptors — Kasparas Jakucionis, G, Illinois (Fr.) Toronto can go a number of different directions here, but Illinois' Kasparas Jakucionis provides valuable connective tissue as a ...

During the lead up to each NBA draft, it can be hard to know what intel to trust. Some mock drafts wind up being remarkably accurate. Others wind up being laughably incorrect. The variance can be ...