Simone Fontecchio to sign a 2-year, 6.25 million deal with Jazz

Fontecchio becomes the third Italian currently in the NBA, after Danilo Gallinari and Paolo Banchero.

Adrian Wojnarowski confirms Simone Fontecchio’s deal with the Utah Jazz.

The forward will play in Salt Lake City on a two-year, 6.25 million contract.

Fontecchio becomes the third Italian currently in the NBA, after Danilo Gallinari and Paolo Banchero.

The Utah Jazz have agreed on a two-year, $6.25M deal with Italian forward Simone Fontecchio of Baskonia in the Spanish ACB, his agent Sam Goldfeder of @ExcelBasketball tells ESPN. @DraftExpress considers Fontecchio, 26, the best available international small forward prospect.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 17, 2022