While fans wait for the 2025-26 NBA season to tip-off, FIBA’s EuroBasket 2025 is now in full swing. Consequently, many are currently transfixed by the out-of-this-world ability of several European players, some of whom so happen to be in the NBA.<\/p>\n
This watchlist certainly includes Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic<\/a> (Serbia) and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a> (Greece), both of whom have won NBA championships and NBA MVP awards. Up-and-coming talents like Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun<\/a> (Turkey) are receiving high praise<\/a> as well. Then there’s Los Angeles Lakers star point guard Luka Doncic<\/a> (Slovenia), who recently became the fourth player in EuroBasket history to record a triple-double<\/a>.<\/p>\n During Sunday’s EuroBasket slate, Miami Heat forward Simone Fontecchio<\/a> reminded basketball fans why his game can’t be downplayed. He may not be mentioned in the same breath as Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Sengun and Doncic. Nevertheless, after tallying a highly-efficient 39 points against Jusuf Nurkic<\/a>‘s Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 29-year-old broke Italy’s all-time single-game scoring record.<\/p>\n Simone Fontecchio into the RECORD BOOKS \ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n 39 PTS He breaks Italy’s single-game scoring record in @EuroBasket<\/a> history! pic.twitter.com\/WmaPuMyE2A<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 NBA (@NBA) August 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nSimone Fontecchio Puts Heat On Notice With EuroBasket 2025 Heater<\/h2>\n
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