The Italian wing revealed in the interview that after he arrived in Detroit, he received an unexpected sign of respect from one of the best players in the league, Kevin Durant. “I was just got traded to the Pistons, and one of the first few games that I played with Detroit was against Phoenix, where Kevin Durant was playing at that time”, Fontecchio explained. “During a break in the game, Durant came up to me and told me, “we tried everything we could to get you here, but we couldn’t do it”. It was a great show of respect from a champion of the game and it made me realize how much he thought of me” .