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Heat Re-Sign Simone Fontecchio to One-Year Deal

The short-term return keeps a proven perimeter shooter in place to help space the floor around Bam Adebayo with Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Apr 9, 2026; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Miami Heat forward Simone Fontecchio (0) warms up before the game against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Miami Heat agreed to bring back Simone Fontecchio on a one-year contract, a move first reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania on Tuesday.
  • Reports indicate the deal is expected to be a minimum-salary contract with a projected cap hit of about $2.45 million.
  • Fontecchio averaged 8.5 points and 37.5 percent from three-point range for Miami last season, marking him as a role player focused on outside shooting and floor spacing.
  • Heat officials worked with Fontecchio’s agent, Sam Goldfeder of Excel Sports Management, to finalize the short-term deal, which keeps a familiar rotation option on the wing.
  • The signing comes during a busy Miami offseason that includes the addition of Giannis Antetokounmpo and other roster changes and gives the team an affordable shooting option while it finalizes further moves.