Team sends Simone Fontecchio to Detroit in deal
The Utah Jazz have acquired forward Kevin Knox II, a future second round draft pick, and the draft rights to Gabriele Procida (36th overall in 2022) in a trade, sending forward Simone Fontecchio to the Detroit Pistons.
Knox II (6-7, 215, Kentucky) is in his sixth NBA season and in 2023-24 is averaging 7.2 points on 46.2 percent from the field, along with 2.4 rebounds in 18.1 minutes per contest. For his career, the 24-year-old has appeared in 306 games (77 starts) for New York, Atlanta, Portland, and Detroit, owning averages of 7.4 points and 2.9 boards in 18.0 minutes per contest.
A native of Tampa, Fla., he was drafted in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft (ninth overall) by the Knicks, after one collegiate season at Kentucky (2017-18), where he averaged 15.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in 37 games (all starts). Following his freshman season, he was named the 2017-18 SEC Freshman of the Year and to the All-SEC First Team.
Fontecchio (6-7, 200, Italy) played two seasons with Jazz, appearing in 102 games (40 starts), averaging 7.6 points, 2.6 boards, and 1.1 assists in 18.9 minutes per game.