The agreement for the passage from Baskonia to the Jazz under reconstruction is being defined, where you will be able to take advantage of hierarchies to be defined. He joins Banchero, Orlando’s first overall choice, and Gallinari … with whom he could have been a teammate
Simone Fontecchio has decided to try with the NBA. At 26, in the right context to prove that he deserves it. The blue is agreeing for a two-year deal with Utah, a team undergoing reconstruction after the departure of Rudy Gobert and always struggling with doubts about the future of Donovan Mitchell. But it is the team that most of all has shown to believe in Fontecchio, which with the help of his agency, Sigma Sports, is perfecting the transfer from Baskonia to Jazz.
NEGOTIATION
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The Nba, which Fontecchio always had in mind but only under the right conditions, has become a reality in recent days for the blue who exploded at the Tokyo Olympics but starred in the last two seasons in the Euroleague, first with Berlin and in 2021-22 with Baskonia. Simone in the NBA had also thought of Boston, where he would have found Gallinari, but the Jazz were more determined in proposing the right conditions for his landing in the States in Fontecchio. In Salt Lake City he will find a new coach, Will Hardy, the legendary Danny Ainge as plenipotentiary and Dwyane Wade in the stock of a franchise that changes coach after 8 years and probably horizons too. And this is not necessarily a bad thing for Fontecchio: in a team with hierarchies all to be defined, the blue could have the right space to find a stable role.
THE THIRD
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Fontecchio becomes the third Italian in the NBA in 2022-23. Gallinari in Boston will play his 15 th season, while Paolo Banchero with Orlando will make his first choice debut. Fontecchio is ready to live his dream and to commit himself to make it come true even on the field.
July 17, 2022 (change July 17, 2022 | 19:15)
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