Heat Notes: Fontecchio, Donaldson, Conwell, Hardaway

Simone Fontecchio explains why he stayed & becomes first person with Heat to publicly address Giannis trade: "It's going to make my life so much easier"

Heat Notes: Fontecchio, Donaldson, Conwell, Hardaway

During a Zoom call with reporters on Friday, forward Simone Fontecchio explained his decision to re-sign with the Heat, writes Barry Jackson of The Miami Herald. The 30-year-old Italian earned about $8.3MM last season, but returned to Miami on a one-year, minimum-salary deal. “I always wanted to stay in Miami,” Fontecchio said. “Last week, they said, ‘Listen we don’t have much room to operate.’ [But] my thought process was I want to stay here. I…