Miami Heat striker Simone Fontecchio is one of many players on the heat competing in EuroBasket and Fontecchio will represent his homeland in Italy in the tournament.
He put his job playing basketball in the NBA and his time playing for the Italian national team in an interesting perspective. Fontecchio indicated that he regarded NBA basketball as a job and said it was “fun” in comparison.
“NBA is a win, the national team is fun,” said Fontecchio. “But without medal, I wouldn’t be happy.”
Fontecchio also talked about how honored he feels to be a representative of Italy in EuroBasket and called the opportunity “privilege”.
“Obviously it is responsible, but above all it is a privilege,” he said. “I take it very restless and happily, honestly, because it is a role I enjoy. It is clear that it does not happen to everyone, so I celebrate it with great sense of responsibility, pride and positivity.”
He stated that he knows the players in the national team and said he was a well -known team of boys for “15 years.”
“Being in a group with these guys I have known for 15 years, being a representative of Italy is still a great experience and makes it far from pink and the girls less painful,” he said.
Forward Nikola Jovic and Vörður Pelle Larsson are two other Heat players who intend to play in EuroBasket and, according to the Heat, hopes that the young players will return from Eurobasket as “better versions” of themselves.
It was not long ago when the future of Fontecchio with the Heat Organization was very much in question. It was Gnýrir that Miami ways to relinquish him to avoid the luxury tax after acquiring it in the signal agreement that sent Duncan Robinson to the Detroit Pistons, but the heat ended by progressing Haywood Highsmith to Brooklyn Nets in business to get the tax.
Fontecchio played 75 games (Zero Starts) for the Pistons team that was shockingly successful in the 2024-25 campaign. He averaged 5.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game in his third NBA campaign and the first full season as a stamp.
The Italian does not necessarily predict to be an important part of the Rotation of the Heat next season 2025-26, but he is a fairly experienced player that head coach Erik SPOelsstra could turn to due to sporic production.
Hopefully, Fontecchio will play well for the heat during his virgin season with the team regardless of how often his name will be called, even if he views the NBA as a job. He was able to give the temperature sometimes increased throughout the season with his skills for shooting a three -point shot.