Celtics ☘️ Sentinel

 Call it revenge or payback - or perhaps simply demonstrating to the Boston Celtics that trading him (Danilo Gallinari) to the Washington Wizards was a mistake ( per BasketUniverso's Francesco Manzi ): Boston sold Gallo to the Washington Wizards last month, in the trade that brought Kristaps Porzingis to green and white. From his words, it seems that Gallinari did not take well the fact of being "unloaded" after only one year, spent all in the infirmary among other things. “I am loaded, I can not wait to play against Boston. As soon as the calendar comes out I will put an X on all the times I play against Boston in Boston” said Danilo Gallinari. A few weeks ago there was also talk of a possible cut by Washington, but that track seems to have cooled down a lot. There were reasonable hopes regarding Gallo's potenbtial to help bring Baaner 18 to Boston in the 2-22-23 season, but those hopes ended when the Italian star was injured in international play in the summer of 20...

  Danilo Gallinari at 6'10", was supposed to  fill that "shooting with size"  role voiced by Danny Ainge two years ago. That is, until the Italian import tore his ACL prior to ever taking the court for Boston. Danny Ainge on 98.5 on what @Celtics need.... "I would say maybe shooting, with size. ... We could use shooting, we could use passing. But you always need defense. ... I think that shooting at the big position is something we haven't had." — Sean Deveney (@SeanDeveney) February 4, 2021 Now comes  7'3" Kristaps Porzingis to Beantown. Make no mistake, this guy can shoot the ball from anywhere - under the hoop, mid-range, beyond the arc - and from the charity stripe .  I vividly recall Dirk Nowitski's performance in the 2011 Finals versus Lebron James and the Miami Heat. No member of the Heat could stop the 7-foot German . He seemed to hit almost every shot, despite an injured hand. The Mavericks took the series, and Dirk took the Fi...

  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...

 My guess is that if Danny Ainge was still in command of the Boston Celtics, Danilo Gallinaro would just be a memory in Beantown. He will turn 35 prior to next season and has yet to play a minute for The Celtics after signing a 2-year, $13.3 million deal with Boston prior to suffering a season-ending injury (torn ACL). Would it be ethical to trade the Italian forward?  "The greatest good for the greatest number" is a maxim of utilitarianism. I would stretch that maxim a bit further and add "for the longest period of time".   Would Gallo be happy about being traded? Probably not . Would management, team members and Celtics fans benefit from a Gallo-plus-pieces deal that brought in a guy that would be a healthy and productive addition for the remainder of the season and playoffs? Highly likely. You get the argument. The right transaction could very well shore up an already-first-place team, resulting in increased chances for Championships for an extended period of...

 According to The Athletic's Shams Charania, Celtics Coach, Ime Udoka , is possibly acing disciplinary measures after allegedly having "an improper and intimate and consensual relationship" with a member of the team staff. Celtics coach Ime Udoka had an improper intimate and consensual relationship with a female member of the team staff, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium . It’s been deemed a violation of franchise’s code of conduct. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 22, 2022 The bad news for Celtics fans continues after the recent reports of a possible season-ending injury to Danilo Gallinari and pending knee surgery for Rob Williams . Any possible discipline for Udoka will likely come from the team itself, and not the League. 

 Looking more and more as though the Celtics are bringing in veteran and professional scorer Danilo Gallinari. Offensively he brings out some very good things. Defensively he's a little liable out there. We all know he's got some good range and can back down smaller players. Once the San Antonio Spurs finalize the expected release on forward Danilo Gallinari, his preference is to join the Boston Celtics upon clearing waivers, sources tell ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 1, 2022 He should definitely spread the floor for the C's come next season. Having him on the floor with the Jays could be very beneficial. I don't think the Celtics should be done and still need to keep adding pieces. I like his offense but his defense needs work.