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Las Vegas – While discussing his childhood champion, Kasparbras Jacoyuone’s eyes and his smile lit up.
The rising in Miami Heat has already appeared in a good mood when he discussed the victory of early shooting conflicts in the classic California with strong shows in the Las Vegas Summer League. When he was reflected in watching Liberation James grows up, it seems that Jacoyone will look at when Heet Los Angeles Lakers play in the 2024-25 season.
“When I was young, he was my hero,” Jacoyeneus told James about James. “He is a full basketball player. He does everything until the team wins. He is a winner.
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JAKUOOIONIS will also look at this match because of the Lakers Luka Dončić, who Jakučionis has also quietly since playing with Real Madrid. JAKUčIONIS spoke to SPORTSKEEDA about these two players, Udonis Haslem guidance and performance with Heat (1-2), which plays against Detroit Bestone (2-1) on Thursday (10 am EST).
Editor Note: The next individual conversation has been released and published.
How can you evaluate the summer league?
Jacoionis: “I think we are playing a good basketball. Obviously, the last two games, we allowed them to attack. [Atlanta] I got 20 offensive counterattacks. Then in the next game [against Cleveland]They got 22 [both games] With a rebound, a little to move as well and not sponsor the ball a lot. I think [against Boston]We played wonderfully. We played with a lot of energy. We align a much better. I think we have faced the mistakes that we experienced from the other two games. We won against Boston. It is an important victory. “
What about your play?
Jacoionis: “It is a process for me. I adapt to the game. The matter is a little different. I just try to control what I can control to give 100 % to the team and work at the defensive end. I am trying to restore the rhythm. “
What has made your improvement with Cali Classic shooting to games in Vigas?
Jacoionis: “It is basketball. One day, miss. On another day, you make it. I am working on it. This is one of the keys to improvement.
It is the summer league. but Spo said the last day He felt encouraged because you have shown a lot of mental toughnness through this early challenge. What is the key to the presence of this mentality?
Jacoionis: “There are things in life and basketball that you can control and there are other things you cannot. I think everywhere in this process, every time if you are working in the right way and you have the right mentality, I think if you improve every day regardless of the reason. Every day it cannot be a good day. But every bad day, you can take a lot and learn a lot. I just try to be myself, be positive and do what I can do and control what I can control. “
You are known to have a comprehensive game as a goal, passers -by and cannons. What is the message from employees and others on the key to mixing all of this together at the American Professional League level?
Jacoionis: “Just to be myself the key and To keep stacking days and keep work. I love the process with an improvement in basketball. Regardless of what you are now, even if you are not fine, you will still go to the gym the next day. If you are fine, you will still go to the gym the next day. This is part of it. You can’t hide from that. “
What helped you UD during this process?
Jacoionis: “It is the legend. He has a lot of experience. He was sharing his knowledge of the game. More than anything else, it comes to the mental part and the mental approach of the game more than anything. It is mostly related to the mental part and what should be focused on to go to the game. What you can offer to the team is the biggest keys of it. “
What do you take from how he did this during his career?
Jacoionis: “Only the mentality and the work he put it. It was not polite. So it appeared from where to start really does not matter.
I said that Liberon was the main man you saw growing up. Amidst all the different stars, why echo with you more?
Jacoionis: “When I was young, he was my hero. He is a full basketball player. He does everything to win the team. He is a winning man. He shares other players in the game. It can be recorded whenever he wants. Struck. Basically, he is the real leader. He is also his mental approach to the game, how he takes care of his body and how he works. All these things are important. I think this is why he is. Without this work, its place will not be now. “
What is your favorite performance when you saw you grow up?
Jacoionis: “I loved his group against Golden State [in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals]. That was special. That was the first game I watched live. I woke up at 3 am with my friend [in Lithuania] And we saw that game. That was the most unforgettable moment for me. I was vibrant. We were encouraging. My little hero was. I was very happy. “
How will this be now to go against him this season?
Jacoionis: “It is crazy. His approach and how he takes care of his body allows him to play with the same 10 years ago. He was crazy. He was crazy.”
You are also used to Luka [Dončić] With his viewing, he grows up in Real Madrid. What do you remember?
Jacoionis: “I saw him when Madrid was 17 years old and played in the finals. He was in the Eurolege Four MVP finals and in the championship before the American Professional League. After the draft, I just followed his journey when he was playing and just began in the league. He was already dominating.
I love the game industry and its creation. You can see how it plays. He was playing in a similar way playing him now. It is clear that there are some different things. But the play industry and Stepbacks were the same. It was aggressive at this end. That was the same. “
Who are the effects of your collars from Lithuania?
Jacoionis: I would like to say šarūnas [Jasikevičius] He is the man. I had a blessing to be trained a little before him in Barcelona. He trained me a little. I did not see him live when he was a player. I was born for a very long time. But I saw some prominent points and all this kind of things. The leadership that had a player was the same leadership that he had as a coach. He inspires me a lot. “
What did playing in Barcelona to develop you?
Jacoionis: “Spain helped me a lot to grow as a basketball player as a person as well. I learned a lot of things there. I met great people there. You have now gave me. My best friends from the same team, and we lived together. So with the basketball part, they have a great program there. This meant me a lot to be part of Barcelona for three years. “
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Edited by Jet Pukhrambam