Danilo Gallinari is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on August 8, 1988 in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy. He was part of the blockbuster 2011 deal which led to the signing of He was a part of the blockbuster 2011 trade that brought Carmelo Anthony to the New York Knicks. to the New York Knicks.
Gallinari was a member of the Under-16 and Under-18 Italian national teams. He played at the 2004 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship and won the bronze medal at the 2005 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship. He was later selected for the senior national team to play in EuroBasket 2007, but was forced to withdraw, due to an injury that he suffered in preparation before the tournament. He was called up to the squad that would take part in EuroBasket 2015.
Gallinari started playing professionally in 2004 for Casalpusterlengo, a team in Serie B1 (third level in Italy).
He was raised by one brother, named Federico.
He played a key role in leading the Nuggets to numerous playoff appearances, but the regular injuries limited his ability to aid the team.
Danilo Gallinari (Italian pronunciation: [daˈniːlo ɡalliˈnaːri] ; born August 8, 1988) is an Italian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After spending his first four years as a professional in his native Italy, Gallinari was drafted sixth overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He played with the Knicks for two and a half seasons before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2011. In 2017, he was acquired by the Clippers. His nickname is Gallo, which is Italian for “rooster”.
