#backup-point-guard

#backup-point-guard

And in the Heat's new fast-paced offense, there's reason to believe that Jakucionis could truly thrive. Without a true, natural backup point guard on the roster, there's a clear role that Jakucionis could end up filling. While Davion Mitchell has done a tremendous job emerging as the team's primary playmaker on the offensive end of the floor, Jakucionis could certainly help free him up on that end of the floor.

"He has versatility, toughness on both ends of the floor," Brown said. "He can [make plays] for himself and others. Gets us organized. "He had a really good game defensively [Friday] night for the most part, and then during the first stretch, he was really good offensively. In the second half, he wasn't as good. But he's a young guy and he's going to learn and grow from any minutes that he gets."