"All of us really loved it, The guys mentioned after the practice: The battle between [Kasparas Jakucionis] and [Davion Mitchell]. They're both pitbulls. Davion's a more veteran, seasoned NBA pitbull, but Kas has those kind of qualities in him. They were going at it after each other - in a good way. The scrappiness. If you didn't know them, you'd think it's something else. (Jakucionis) lost a couple of battles, but he's putting his nose in there. I love his competitiveness."
"Jakucionis, 19, has a premier opportunity to seize in camp with Tyler Herro, Pelle Larsson and Terry Rozier all sidelined due to injury. In six Summer League games, he averaged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals on inefficient shooting. However, his roller coaster offense didn't affect his defense as one of the team's top defenders during their abbreviated sample."
Training camp opened with two days of practice ahead of the preseason opener against the Orlando Magic. A notable training ground battle emerged between veteran Davion Mitchell and rookie Kasparas Jakucionis, with coach Erik Spoelstra praising their competitiveness. Jakucionis, 19, gained opportunity with injured guards Tyler Herro, Pelle Larsson and Terry Rozier sidelined. He averaged 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals across six Summer League games with inefficient shooting but strong defensive impact. Scouting notes highlight Jakucionis's nose for the basketball on both ends, scrappy defensive tendencies, limited explosiveness and potential to affect winning basketball through effort.
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