Kasparas Jakucionis’ goal for his rookie season may say everything about his expected role with the Miami Heat.
During a recent appearance on The OGs Show with Mike Miller and Udonis Haslem, the 19-year-old was asked about what he hoped to accomplish in his first NBA season. He answered the question with one word: “Championship.”
This is standard athlete-speak. Which is to say, it’s cliche hyperbole. Despite having a pretty good offseason, the Heat are not considered legitimate championship contenders. We could galaxy-brain this, and wonder whether Jakucionis is talking about the NBA Cup championship.