Both of Illinois’ soon-to-be one-and-done draft picks, Kasparas Jakucionis and Will Riley, were present – although neither participated in any of the live scrimmages. Illinois freshman ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There appears to be very little mystery this year at the top of the 2025 NBA draft. The assumption is Duke's Cooper Flagg will be the No. 1 selection, even if the Dallas Mavericks were to make ...

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 ...

If you are a top-level NBA draft prospect, the combine might not do all that much to change your draft-night fortunes, as teams usually get so enamored with a projected No. 1 pick that very little ...

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 ...

The NBA scouting combine took place last week following the draft lottery on May 12, leading to a host of new mock drafts hitting the web. The Portland Trail Blazers took the No. 11 pick in the Ju ...