But it is real, as the Heat selected Jakucionis with the 20th overall pick in the first round of the NBA Draft held Wednesday night at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.

The Miami Heat's sole draft pick Kasparas Jakucionis is a basketball savant. At 15 years old, Jakucionis began playing in youth basketball leagues in his homet

For all the months, even years, of scouting, sometimes there is no pretense about how the NBA draft also can be an act of simplicity. That proved to be the case for the Miami Heat with Kasparas