The Miami Heat has one of the richest team cultures in NBA history. Ask Dwyane Wade, LeBron James, Alonzo Mourning, Shaquille O\u2019Neal, or any other great that has donned the Heat uniform, and they\u2019ll all tell you one thing: it\u2019s a culture of winners.<\/p>\n
NBA rookie and the newest Heat<\/a> star, Kasparas Jakucionis, has already adapted to that culture quite well. The 19-year-old Lithuanian said as much during a recent interview with Udonis Haslem and Mike Miller on The OGs\u00a0program.<\/p>\n After praising Miami for its beautiful sunny weather and gorgeous aesthetic, the University of Illinois alum broke down why he has already connected with the Heat organization\u2019s ideologies.<\/p>\n \u201cI also like the culture here,\u201d stated the No. 20th pick in this year\u2019s draft. \u201cThe team culture. I think it fits me, and I like it more than somewhere you go and they don\u2019t try to win. They just try to do other things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n It makes sense that Kasparas feels this way. The Heat have only been around since 1988 and have 3 NBA titles to their name. They have a slew of former players who went on to become Hall of Famers, including the likes of Alonzo Mourning<\/a> and Chris Bosh<\/a>, to name a few.<\/p>\n Miller and Haslem also understand the culture that Pat Riley and the Heat squad offer. So when they asked Jakucionis about his thoughts on it, he didn\u2019t hesitate to pull back the curtain and reveal some of its secrets.<\/p>\n