The Italian delegation present in the NBA expands with a sensational new signing for a player of our national team
Il Italian basketball is back in fashion in United States and in particular in the NBA, the best basketball lounge in the world.
Se Paolo Bancherofirst choice of this year’s Draft has signed a lavish contract with Orlando, if Danilo Gallinari extends his American career with a rich contract with the runners-up of the Boston Celtics, the third Italian choice for the NBA is Simone Fontecchio.
NBA, Fontecchio at the Utah Jazz
Two-year contract for the winger who played in Spain last year, with the Saski Baskonia of Vitoria. Fontecchio will earn approximately $ 6 million per season, excluding prizes. The announcement was made official during the night by Utah Jazzdeductible of Salt Lake City who snatched Fontecchio at the last moment from the Celtics after a long courtship.
A great American adventure
Born in 1995, born in Pescara, raised in Virtue of Bologna before dressing the shirts of Olimpia Milan e Alba Berlin, Fontecchio is the third Italian of next season in the NBA. Reaches the rookie Banchero, for which there are many expectations. And Danilo Gallinari who signed another two-year move to the Celtics.
The next will be his 15th season in the NBA. An important contract also for him who has closed the agreement with the Atlanta Hawkscollecting a $ 4 million severance pay, to sign a new $ 13.3 million-per-season contract for the next two years.
Fontecchio it is also one of the strengths of the Italian national team that was recently entrusted to Gianmarco Pozzecco. In Salt Lake City he will play for an almost completely new team that has changed coaches after eight years. To want it to Jazz it would have been right Will Hardy34, long-time assistant to Popovich to the Celtics. For the first time he is the technical manager of an NBA team, the youngest coach in the entire league.
