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Reports: Heat agree to deal to keep Simone Fontecchio
Jun 30 2026 21:17 · By From NBA.com News Services · 20 Reads
Simone Fontecchio averaged 8.5 points per game last season for Miami.
Heat forward Simone Fontecchio is reportedly staying put as he intends to sign a one-year deal with the team, per ESPN’s Shams Charania. Fontecchio shot 37.5% on 3-pointers last year and averaged 8.5 points, 3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game for Miami.
Free agent Simone Fontecchio intends to sign a one-year deal to return to the Miami Heat, sources tell ESPN. Heat officials worked with Fontecchio's agent at Excel Sports Management, Sam Goldfeder, to bring back the shooter who averaged 8.5 points and 37.5% 3-point shooting.
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— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania)
June 30, 2026
Fontecchio was a key part of Miami’s bench rotation last season, appearing in 70 games at 16.7 minutes per game. A former standout player in Italy, Fontecchio was traded to the Heat last summer as part of the sign-and-trade deal Duncan Robinson struck with the Detroit Pistons.
