Celtics sign power forward Danilo Gallinari

Danilo Gallinari (Bryan Horowitz, Wikimedia Commons)

According to spotrac.com on Sunday, the Boston Celtics have signed power forward Danilo Gallinari of Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, Italy to a two-year contract worth $13.3 million. The Celtics become the sixth team that Gallinari has played for following three seasons with the New York Knicks, six seasons with the Denver Nuggets. two seasons with the Los Angeles Clippers, one season with the Oklahoma City Thunder, and two seasons with the Atlanta Hawks.

Last season in Atlanta, Gallinari averaged 11.7 points per game, 4.7 rebounds per game, and 1.5 assists per game. He had a field goal percentage of .434, three-point percentage of .381, and free throw percentage of .904.

So far in the offseason, Gallinari was traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the San Antonio Spurs with a National Basketball Association first round draft pick in 2023, a NBA first round draft pick in 2025, a NBA first round draft pick in 2026, and a NBA first round draft pick in 2027 for Dejounte Murray and Jock Landale. However, shortly after the Spurs acquired Gallinari from the Hawks, they released him nine days later.

At this time it appears Gallinari will be coming off the bench in more of a reserve role in Boston. The Celtics already have Al Horford at the power forward position and is set to make $26.5 million for the Celtics in 2022-23. It should be noted that Horford is three years older than Gallinari, as Horford is 36 and Gallinari is 33.

Gallinari also has experience at small forward in his NBA career. However in Boston, there you will find star Jayson Tatum.

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