{"id":64092,"date":"2024-02-15T18:50:03","date_gmt":"2024-02-15T23:50:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=64092"},"modified":"2024-02-15T18:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-02-15T23:52:14","slug":"nba-news-danilo-gallinari-joining-milwaukee-bucks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/15\/nba-news-danilo-gallinari-joining-milwaukee-bucks\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA News: Danilo Gallinari Joining Championship Contender"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Bucks will sign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallida01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danilo Gallinari<\/a>, as reported by the Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Free agent Danilo Gallinari is finalizing a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheAthletic?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@TheAthletic<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Stadium<\/a>. Gallinari&#8217;s agent, Michael Tellem, has been discussing options with several title contenders this week. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mez7usq83O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/mez7usq83O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1758274596346712260?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nThe Pat Bev Podcast had previously broken the news that Gallinari was <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/15\/nba-news-danilo-gallinari-choosing-between-two-contenders\/\" target=\"_self\">choosing between<\/a> the Bucks and the Los Angeles Clippers. Charania revealed that he was also considering the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gallinari seriously considered several teams \u2013 including Clippers, Cavaliers and Bulls \u2013 before choosing the Bucks where he&#8217;ll have opportunity for a strong role under his old coach Doc Rivers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6BfxVW0ztl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/6BfxVW0ztl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1758274949964247134?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>NBA News: Danilo Gallinari Joining Milwaukee Bucks<\/h2>\n<h3>Turbulent Seasons<\/h3>\n<p>Gallinari&#8217;s past few seasons have been anything but smooth. The veteran signed a two-year, $13.3 million deal with the Boston Celtics in the summer of 2022. He was expected to be an important role player on the contending Celtics.<\/p>\n<p>On September 2nd, however, Gallinari suffered a torn ACL while representing the Italian national team in a FIBA World Cup qualifier. This was the second torn ACL injury of Gallinari&#8217;s career, the first coming in 2013 with the Denver Nuggets.<\/p>\n<p>He missed the entire 2022-23 season, and ended up being sent to the Washington Wizards as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/porzikr01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is <\/a>trade.<\/p>\n<h3>Gallinari in 2023-24<\/h3>\n<p>During his time in D.C., Gallinari was mainly used as a reserve, and averaged single-digit points for the first time since his rookie season in 2008-09.<\/p>\n<p>On January 14th, Gallinari was on the move yet again. The Wizards decided to trade him to the Detroit Pistons. After appearing in six games for Detroit, including a 20-point effort against the Cleveland Cavaliers, he was waived and entered free agency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Danilo Gallinari vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (Ranked No. 2 in Def. Efficiency this season) on 01\/31\/24<\/p>\n<p>20 Points<br \/>\n3 Rebounds<br \/>\n2 Assists<br \/>\n1 Steal<br \/>\n6\/8 FG (75%)<br \/>\n4\/4 3PT (100%)<br \/>\n4\/5 FT (80%)<br \/>\n23mins played<\/p>\n<p>Gallinari is expected to begin free-agent meetings on Friday<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7JJpkbm5ns\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/7JJpkbm5ns<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dru (@dru_star) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dru_star\/status\/1756000506546155664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Italian is primarily used a stretch big at this point in his career. Having always been renowned for his three-point shooting, Gallinari is a career 38.2% shooter from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>Gallinari had previously been linked to the Phoenix Suns, as reported by the Arizona Republic&#8217;s Duane Rankin. The Suns already <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/02\/13\/nba-news-phoenix-suns-sign-thaddeus-young\/\" target=\"_self\">utilized the buy-out market<\/a>, signing the veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/y\/youngth01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thaddeus Young.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Gallinari Career<\/h3>\n<p>The New York Knicks drafted &#8220;Gallo&#8221; in 2008. He was then was traded to the Nuggets in 2011 as part of the infamous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/anthoca01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carmelo Anthony<\/a> trade. Gallinari flourished in Denver, spending six years in the Mile High City.<\/p>\n<p>He joined the Clippers as a free agent in 2017, and averaged a career-high 19.8 points per game during the 2018-19 season. He has since bounced around the league, including fruitful stints with the Oklahoma City Thunder and Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>A prolific scorer, Gallinari has averaged 15 points or more eight times in his career.<\/p>\n<h3>Bucks Outlook<\/h3>\n<p>Gallinari will join a Bucks team that is currently third in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 35-20.<\/p>\n<p>His first chance to suit up for his new team will come on February 23, when Milwaukee will hit the road to take on the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Milwaukee Bucks will sign Danilo Gallinari, as reported by the Athletic&#8217;s Shams Charania. Free agent Danilo Gallinari is finalizing a deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Gallinari&#8217;s agent, Michael Tellem, has been discussing options with several title contenders this week. pic.twitter.com\/mez7usq83O \u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 15, 2024 The Pat Bev [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4773,"featured_media":64143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1608,2,15,62,3],"tags":[1066,219,202],"class_list":["post-64092","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-featured","category-bucks","category-nba","category-news","tag-danilo-gallinari","tag-milwaukee-bucks","tag-nba-news"],"modified_by":"Zach Kircher","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64092","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4773"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64092"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64092\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64092"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64092"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64092"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}