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Kasparas Jakucionis scouting report: is the pick-and-roll wizard just what the Sixers need?

May 5, 2025

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis (32) drives up to the basket as Xavier guard Dayvion McKnight (20) attempts to guard him during the second half of their first round NCAA men’ s basketball tournament game on Friday March 21, 2025 at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wis.

Halfway through the collegiate season, Kasparas Jakucionis looked like a lock to be a top-5 pick in the upcoming NBA draft.
A 6-foot-5 point guard from Lithuania with an advanced pick-and-roll game, Jakucionis was averaging 16.7 points, 5.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game through the middle of January, shooting 50% from the field and 41.6% from 3-point range as he led Illinois to a 12-3 start.
But the last two months of the season were a struggle, both for Jakucionis individually and for the Fighting Illini as a team, who limped down the stretch, finishing with just a .500 record over their final 18 games, with Jakucionis himself shooting just 39% from the field and a dreadful 23.7% from 3...

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