Danilo Gallinari is expected to be ready to take the court for the Boston Celtics for the start of the 2023-24 season. He should be fully-recovered from the torn ACL he suffered in overseas play for the Italian National team prior to ever playing his first game for Boston this past season. Problem #1 is that the Italian import had previously suffered the exact same injury - to the same leg - in the 2013-14 season . And he will turn 35 prior to the start of the upcoming season. Gallo also has a player option for the $6.8 million he is due this season. Whether he will exercise it or not remains in question. The decision deadline is 6/20/23 . The 6'10" PF/SF is a pure shooter - from everywhere. Brad Stevens recently has talked about his team needing to "take good shots" , and Gallinari could thrive in a bench role for The Green - if healthy . Therein lies the issue. Gallo has quite an injury history , and his age certainly doesn't lessen the chances of him g...
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