Credit: Jose Luis Contreras/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire
Credit Jose Luis Contreras/DAX via ZUMA Press Wire

Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz forward Simone Fontecchio is about to sign a two-year contract with the Utah Jazz according to Eurodevotion. BasketNews confirmed the information.

Simone Fontecchio

Simone  Fontecchio
Simone  Fontecchio
MIN: 26.46
PTS: 11 (50.15%)
REB: 4.35
As: 2.42
ST: 0.94
BL: 0.16
TO: 1.74
GM: 31

According to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN, the Jazz have agreed on a two-year, $6.25M deal with the Italian forward.

The 26-year-old will compete in the NBA for the first time in his career.

In the previous two seasons, Fontecchio played in the EuroLeague with ALBA Berlin and Baskonia.

Last season with Baskonia the 2.03-meters tall Italian had an outstanding personal season by averaging 11 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game in the EuroLeague competition.

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Position Player Status
PG Markus Howard (story) Signed until 2024
PG Arturs Kurucs Signed until 2023
SG Sander Raieste Signed until 2024
SG Vanja Marinkovic Signed until 2024
SF Rokas Giedraitis Signed until 2023
SF Tadas Sedekerskis Signed until 2024
SF Simone Fontecchio Signed until 2024
SF/PF Daulton Hommes (story) Signed until 2024
PF Ondrej Hanzlik Signed until 2024
PF/C Matt Costello Signed until 2024
C Steven Enoch Signed until 2023
Coach Joan Penarroya (story)
Expired contract Wade Baldwin (will not return), Alec Peters (will not return), Neven Spahija (will not return), Jayson Granger (will not return), Yannick Wetzell (will not return)
Rumored to leave Simone Fontecchio (story)
Interested Niels Giffey
 
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Simone Fontecchio

Simone  Fontecchio
Team: Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz
Position: SF
Age: 26
Height: 203 cm
Weight: 95 kg
Birth place: Pescara, Italy