This season, players from 1 country other than the U.S. combined to score more than 15,000 points for the 1st time in NBA ...

He is a 3x NBA All-Star thrice as well as the rebounding leader last season. The center is out from Lithuania's roster for the upcoming FIBA World Cup because of a hand injury, which requires ...

Illinois star Kasparas Jakučionis is declaring for the 2025 NBA Draft after earning all-Big Ten honors as a freshman, he ...

Jakicionis is mentioned near the top of many NBA mock drafts and considered a ... Jakicionis was born in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius in May of 2006. Vilnius has about 600,000 people and ...

It's in the genes for Augustas. His father, Sarunas, was one of the greatest Lithuanian basketball players ever, and he eventually came to play in the NBA. Sarunas didn't join the league until he ...

Illinois freshman Kasparas Jakucionis has made headlines by announcing his decision to enter the 2025 NBA draft. This marks the end of a remarkable journey for the young Lithuanian point guard, who ...

Jakicionis was born in the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius in May of 2006. Vilnius has about 600,000 people and is the most populous city in the so-called Baltic states of Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia ...