Simone FontecchioMiami Heat · #0
Simone Fontecchio is a 6-foot-7 Italian sharpshooting wing for the Miami Heat, who built his reputation in the Italian league and EuroLeague before reaching the NBA in 2022 with Utah. After a stint in Detroit, he signed with Miami in July 2025. A key Italian national-team scorer, he was an All-FIBA World Cup Second Team pick in 2023 and set Italy's single-game record with 39 points at EuroBasket 2025.
Simone Fontecchio — the report card
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Where Simone Fontecchio stands
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Simone Fontecchio — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Simone Fontecchio
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Simone Fontecchio career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 52 | 14.7 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 0.8 | .369 | .330 |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 23.2 | 8.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | .450 | .391 |
| 2024-25 | 75 | 16.5 | 5.9 | 2.9 | 0.9 | .402 | .335 |
| 2025-26 | 70 | 16.7 | 8.5 | 3.0 | 1.4 | .412 | .375 |
| Career | 247 | 17.5 | 7.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 |
The Lab
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Are the Miami Heat built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Simone Fontecchio
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
An Italian sharpshooting wing — floor spacing and international scoring pedigree for the Heat.
Turning pro
Drafted Undrafted, 2022 as a Forward.
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An Italian sharpshooting wing — floor spacing and international scoring for the Heat.
Chapter
Fontecchio starred for a decade in Europe — Bologna, Milano, Baskonia — before signing with Utah in 2022 at 26.
Chapter
He raised his scoring after a 2024 trade to Detroit, then signed with Miami in 2025.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Draft
- Undrafted, 2022
- Born
- Pescara, Italy
- Age
- 31
- Jersey
- #0
Fontecchio comes from a family of athletes — his mother Malì played for the Italian national basketball team and his father Daniele was a professional hurdler — and he is a father of two daughters. A late NBA arrival who spent his twenties starring in Europe, he became one of Italian basketball's most reliable scorers on the international stage.
His identity is floor spacing — a big wing whose calling card is catch-and-shoot three-point shooting. His NBA role has fluctuated by team and fit, but his elite international scoring (a 39-point EuroBasket record, a strong 2023 World Cup) shows the upside; for Miami he is a veteran spacing threat whose value rests on three-point volume and reliability off the bench.
A stretch wing and international scorer — catch-and-shoot shooting and floor spacing.
Simone Fontecchio — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Simone Fontecchio, answered.
