Danilo Gallinari Wiki, Age, Dating, Girlfriend, Parents

Danilo Gallinari is an NBA basketball player from Italy who now plays for the Atlanta Hawks (NBA). He is a brilliant offensive player who can score in a variety of ways, making him a dangerous player for a variety of teams during his seasoned career. In addition, he has been a reliable backup to some of the league's top names throughout his professional career.

After spending his first four years in Italy as a professional, Gallinari was selected sixth overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New York Knicks.

He's the only player in the competition to average at least 19 points and six rebounds, shooting at least 43 percent from three.

Career & Net Worth

Gallinari began his professional career in 2004 with Casalpusterlengo, a Serie B1 squad. In 2005, he was acquired by Armani Jeans Milano, and for the 2005–2006 season, he was sent to Edimes Pavia, an Italian professional basketball club based in Pavia, Lombardy. 

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Despite missing half of the season's game due to injury, he was named the best Italian player in the second division championship of the Italian league in 2006, averaging 0.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 14.3 points, and 2.0 steals in 17 games.

In 2006, Olimpia Milano recalled him to participate in the 2006–2007 Italian league first division championship and the ULEB Cup, a second-tier European cup tournament (now called EuroCup). He was voted the league's best player under the age of 22 in his debut season in the top Italian division. He also won the 2007 Italian All-Star Game 3-point shootout competition during the season.

In the 2007–2008 season, he also competed in the EuroLeague, Europe's first-tier continental club tournament, for the first time. In 11 EuroLeague games, he averaged 14.9 points, 1.7 assists, 1.5 steals, and 4.2 rebounds per game; he set a season-best with 27 points against Maccabi Tel Aviv in his last game.

He had an immediate impression on basketball courts throughout the continent, and he was awarded the EuroLeague's Rising Star award winner for the 2007-08 season.

He declared himself eligible for the 2008 NBA draft on April 23, 2008.

New York Knicks

The following year, he was selected sixth overall by the Knicks. After that, he signed a two-year deal with the team.

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The 33-year-old was diagnosed with back difficulties just one game into the 2008–09 season, and it was revealed that he would most likely miss the rest of the season. Despite his back difficulties, he returned to the court on January 17 in a game against Philadelphia, which the Knicks lost.

Months later, Gallinari set a season-best with 17 points against the Atlanta Hawks on March 4, hitting 4–5 from three-point range.

Likewise, Gallinari established a new career-best with 31 points in a 104–101 win over the Boston Celtics on April 6, 2010.

Denver Nuggets

Gallinari was moved to the Denver Nuggets in a three-team deal on February 22, 2011. He signed a multi-year contract deal with the Nuggets on January 25, 2012. On April 10, 2015, Gallinari set a new career-high with 47 points in a double-overtime defeat against the Dallas Mavericks.

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He signed a two-year contract deal with the Nuggets on August 3, 2015. His season-high 34 points came in the third quarter of the Nuggets' 106–105 loss against the Oklahoma City Thunder on April 9, 2017.

Los Angeles Clippers

Gallinari was obtained by the Los Angeles Clippers from the Denver Nuggets as part of a three-team deal on July 6, 2017. He made his Clippers debut on October 19, scoring 11 points in a 108–92 win over the Los Angeles Lakers in the team's season opener.

He had the best scoring streak of his career in March 2019, when he scored 20 points or more in nine consecutive games.

Oklahoma City Thunder

Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, five first-round draft selections, and the option to exchange two more first-round picks were dealt with the Oklahoma City Thunder on July 10, 2019, for NBA All-Star player Paul George. [38] Gallinari had an appendectomy on August 4, 2019, according to reports.

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Atlanta Hawks

Gallinari was obtained by the Atlanta Hawks in a sign-and-trade agreement on November 24, 2020, in return for a conditional 2025 second-round selection. Since then, he has been contributing to the team as a forward.

As per wiki, the Italian national is expected to have a net worth of more than $30 million as he is the 23rd best-paid forward this year. 

Dating, Girlfriend, Married

Gallinari is in a relationship with a sports journalist named Eleonora Boi. The two have been together since 2018 but confirmed their relationship only in March 2019. 

Sometimes later, the 33-year-old dropped a bombshell among his fans when he came up with the news that he was engaged.

As of now, the couple has already been parents to a child named Anastasia. She was born on December 9, 2020.

That being said, Gallinari hasn't turned his fiancee Boi into his wife. But, with their budding relationship, a wedding should be somewhere around the corner.   

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Bio (Age): Family, Nationality

The Rooster was born on August 8, 1988, in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy. He is the son of Marilisa Gallinari and Vittori Gallinari, former basketball player.

He quickly followed his father's footsteps from a young age, gaining the nickname "Gallo" in the process. His mother, on the other hand, was crucial in his development.     

On interviews, he openly expresses his appreciation for his parents, who 'taught him to eat well' and gave him a very good education.'

"The biggest influence for me, of course, was my dad and my mum - not just my dad. Especially because my dad didn't come to see a game of mine till I was 16 years old. It was always my mum taking me to the gym. So my mum was great support and a great influence for me."

Frederico, Gallinari's younger brother, is presently a basketball player at Rochester University and dreams of playing in the NBA one day.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Hair

'The Rooster' stands at the gigantic height of 6 feet 10 inches which is 2.08 m and weighs around (106 kg) which is 233lbs.

While most basketball players go for stylish haircuts, Gallinari prefers to keep it short and simple. 

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