Kasparas Jakucionis

19-Year-Old GuardG
Miami Heat  NBA  
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Born in Lithuania, Jakucionis began playing basketball in the country's youth leagues before joining FC Barcelona. He played for the youth team, the U18 team and the main team throughout 2022-23 and 2024-25. In 2022, he also placed Gold in the U16 Euro Championship A. Jakucionis was named Zadar Tournament (ANGT) MVP in 2023 and Belgrade (NIJT) MVP in 2024. In the summer of 2024, he committed to playing college basketball for Illinois. As a one-and-done freshman, Jakucionis played 31.9 minutes per game and averaged 15.0 points on 44/32/85 shooting, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists. He was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten Third Team. Jakucionis is an adept playmaker capable of scoring or passing from anywhere on the floor. At 6-foot-6 with good footwork, feel for the game and shooting touch, he can play a multitude of roles, including that of a primary playmaker. He sets up his teammates with ease, threading the needle for easy scoring opportunities. Despite not being an elite athlete, Jakucionis can also create his own shot with quality dribbling, hesitations and a working step-back jumper. His understanding of angles and advantages allowed him to average 5.1 free-throw attempts per game. On defense, he isn't a playmaker, but he's solid enough to work within a scheme. The Heat selected him No. 20 overall in the 2025 NBA Draft - a significant fall from predraft projections. It seems unlikely Jakucionis has a fantasy-relevant role out of the gate. Miami's offensive hierarchy is set with Tyler Herro, Bam Adebayo, Norman Powell and Andrew Wiggins, not to mention Davion Mitchell. There's also no shortage of competition for touches off the bench with Terry Rozier, Jaime Jaquez, Nikola Jovic and others. It seems likely this will be a behind-the-scenes development year for Jakucionis. However, the door is open for him to carve out a reserve role in the early stages of the new season, as Herro is set to be out for the start of the campaign after undergoing offseason foot surgery. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a two-year, $7.5 million contract with the Heat in July of 2025. Contract includes $4.02 million team option for 2027-28.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Born in Lithuania, Kasparas Jakucionis began playing basketball in the country's youth leagues before joining FC Barcelona. He played for the youth team, the U18 team and the main team throughout 2022-23 and 2024-25. In 2022, he also placed Gold in the U16 Euro Championship A. Jakucionis was named Zadar Tournament (ANGT) MVP in 2023 and Belgrade (NIJT) MVP in 2024. In the summer of 2024, he committed to playing college basketball for Illinois. As a one-and-done freshman, Jakucionis played 31.9 minutes per game and averaged 15.0 points on 44/32/85 shooting, 5.7 rebounds and 4.7 assists. He was named to the All-Big Ten Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten Third Team. Jakucionis is an adept playmaker capable of scoring or passing from anywhere on the floor. At 6-foot-6 with good footwork, feel for the game and shooting touch, he can play a multitude of roles, including that of a primary playmaker. He sets up his teammates with ease, threading the needle for easy scoring opportunities. Despite not being an elite athlete, Jakucionis can also create his own shot with quality dribbling, hesitations and a working step-back jumper. His understanding of angles and advantages allowed him to average 5.1 free-throw attempts per game. On defense, he isn't a playmaker, but he's solid enough to work within a scheme. Jakucionis projects as a combo guard in the NBA, though one who may be more comfortable as a passer than a scorer out of the gate. That gives him a high floor as a potential sixth man early on, if not a starter. In terms of playstyle, he shares similarities with players like Austin Reaves and Goran Dragic.

Stuck in reserve role
GMiami Heat
March 4, 2026
Jakucionis chipped in nine points (2-4 FG, 1-3 3Pt, 4-4 FT), one rebound, five assists and one steal over 22 minutes during Tuesday's 124-98 victory over the Nets.
ANALYSIS
As long as Tyler Herro and Davion Mitchell are healthy, Jakucionis is likely to struggle for streaming value in fantasy leagues. Over his last four outings, Jakucionis has averaged just 3.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 15.3 minutes per game.
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How does Kasparas Jakucionis compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
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True Shooting %
59.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
54.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
65.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
24.4%
 
Offensive Rebound %
4.9%
 
Defensive Rebound %
10.9%
 
Total Rebound %
7.9%
 
Assist %
17.8%
 
Steal %
1.6%
 
Block %
0.3%
 
Turnover %
12.4%
 
Usage %
13.9%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
13.6
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Retreating to bench
GMiami Heat
February 24, 2026
Jakucionis won't start against the Bucks on Tuesday, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
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Starting sans Mitchell
GMiami Heat
February 21, 2026
Jakucionis will start Saturday's game against the Grizzlies.
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Drills six treys off bench
GMiami Heat
February 9, 2026
Jakucionis contributed 20 points (7-12 FG, 6-10 3Pt), three rebounds and one assist in 32 minutes during Monday's 115-111 loss to Utah.
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Erupts off bench in win
GMiami Heat
February 8, 2026
Jakucionis accumulated 22 points (8-10 FG, 6-6 3Pt), six assists, three rebounds, two steals and one block over 26 minutes during Sunday's 132-101 win over the Wizards.
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Left out of rotation Friday
GMiami Heat
February 7, 2026
Jakucionis (coach's decision) went unused off the bench Friday in the Heat's 98-96 loss to the Celtics.
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Embracing G League reps
GMiami Heat
November 20, 2025
Jakucionis said he's not viewing his reps in the G League as a demotion, Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald reports.
ANALYSIS
"I just need live basketball, to be honest," Jakucionis said. "I think it's good to just be able to come here, play, and the development part is very good. So I think that's a good thing." The rookie has yet to debut at the NBA level, but he's made two appearances in the G League so far with averages of 13.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists on 30.8 percent shooting from the field.
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