Whakakī i te rerenga e whai ake nei: I te tau 2016, ka tangohia e Messina he wa poto mai i te San Antonio Spurs, kia hoki mai ai hei kaiako matua mo te Azzurri, me te whaainga ki te tohu mo te
2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games. Ko ngā kēmu o Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. I whakangungu a Messina i Itari i te 2016 Turin FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament. I te whakataetae tohu, i hinga a Itari ki a Croatia, na reira kaore i eke ki nga Orimipia Raumati 2016. I whakangungu ano ia i a Itari i te EuroBasket 2017.