{"id":260437,"date":"2025-08-31T22:44:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T22:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/260437\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T22:44:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T22:44:10","slug":"heats-simone-fontecchio-has-record-breaking-performance-in-eurobasket-hot-hot-hoops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/260437\/","title":{"rendered":"Heat&#8217;s Simone Fontecchio has record-breaking performance in EuroBasket &#8211; Hot Hot Hoops"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-8-31-2.26PM-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Simone Fontecchio EuroBasket\" class=\"wp-image-11271\"  \/>Italy\u2019s Simone Fontecchio was outstanding on Sunday. (Photo Courtesy of FIBA)<\/p>\n<p>Miami Heat forward Simone Fontecchio put together a record-breaking performance for Italy in EuroBasket group stage play Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-8 wing scored 39 points \u2014 breaking Italy\u2019s all-time EuroBasket scoring record, previously held by Andrei Bargnani (36 PTS; 2011) \u2014 in Italy\u2019s 96-79 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Fontecchio\u2019s 39 points came on 13-of-20 shooting and 7-of-10 shooting from 3-point range. Additionally, Fontecchio also hauled down eight rebounds with three assists and one steal in 37 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The Heat acquired Fontecchio, 29, earlier this summer in the Duncan Robinson sign-and-trade.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday\u2019s performance comes on the heels of two suboptimal shooting performances from the three-year NBA veteran. In his first two group stage games, he made just one of his 10 long-range attempts, averaging nine points and 4.5 rebounds on a ghastly 36.7 percent true shooting.<\/p>\n<p>Fontecchio is expected to enter the 2025-26 as one of the Heat\u2019s best shooters \u2014 alongside Norman Powell, Tyler Herro, Nikola Jovic and Andrew Wiggins, among others. It\u2019s very encouraging to see him bounce back after a rough start with a very strong performance on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p>Fontecchio may be a fringe rotation player. Though he provides something they can use: Shooting. He struggled last season, shooting 33.5 percent from deep. <\/p>\n<p>Fontecchio shot 37.5 percent from beyond the arc in his first two NBA seasons (40.1 3P% on 5.1 3PA in \u201923-24) and shot a combined 41.5 percent from 3-point range in his final three seasons overseas.<\/p>\n<p>Italy is tied for second place in Group C at 2-1 with two games left. The top-four teams from each group advance.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>To check out our other content, click\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hothothoops.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Twitter\/X\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hothothoops?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Follow Hot Hot Hoops on Instagram\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/hothothoops?fbclid=PAAaZK-uxa3cMPUQcM2z6aGmK3faJ-G1R7YKtEOcPJNPO4VwfOvw1epBIoCyk_aem_Ad_aZ7zQwWkfVN5rHfd0UkIWrYEnU4j4Ulz0SRK__Qt1738L-NeQ3cZC5voFks7V6K8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our YouTube channel\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/hothothoops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Italy\u2019s Simone Fontecchio was outstanding on Sunday. 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