Gallinari Injured

Is it too early to give Danilo this year's Jim Lonborg Award?

Just read, torn ACL. Damn

Pete

The team knew his history of knee problems when they signed him, but decided to take the risk since the price wasn't too high. Unfortunately, the downside possibility has been realized with this ACL tear. Mixed bag when players, choose to play in the offseason. Especially for veterans with some mileage on them. The risk and of injury can offset any work they get on their skills.

Although he wants to try and return late in the season, it's too soon to predict.

Back to the bargain bin for a volume shooting forward.

https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/celtics/six-players-celtics-could-pursue-replace-danilo-gallinari-after-acl-injury

Well here we go. This is not good news.

As they look for a replacement which they need to do, their focus should be on finding a guy that can shoot the deep ball. That was the primary reason why they signed Gallo in the first place. Him playing in a small ball center role would not have been a primary function.

I do not see Boston using one of their 2 TPE's in the $5+ million category because of the added luxury tax expense. i think they will want to add a veteran minimum guy.

Looks like you had a good trip to Boston Dboss. Visiting family always heart warming. Hope you had a good visit

Losing this guy is really disappointing. I know he was not the player he was years ago, but he could still play. Coming back is going to be tough at his age. I have no idea who is out there, but i am sure Brad has a hot line going. Too bad IT is so small, he would have been a perfect fit if he was 6’8” tall!!!

Terrence Ross available????

RosalieTCeltics wrote:Looks like you had a good trip to Boston Dboss.  Visiting family always heart warming. Hope you had a good visit

Losing this guy is really disappointing.  I know he was not the player he was years ago, but he could still play.  Coming back is going to be tough at his age.  I have no idea who is out there, but i am sure Brad has a hot line going.  Too bad IT is so small, he would have been a perfect fit if he was 6’8” tall!!!

Terrence Ross available????  

Rosalie

The Boston trip was both great and taxing.  One of my sons  got married and the fried claims were perfect but my family and several friends got smacked around by Covid.  You are not going to believe this.  My wife got infected along with a son, his wife and my grandson (posted a photo of him)  My sister's husband and another friend plus the couple we were staying with.  All vacinnated and boosted.  8 people.  I tested negative 4 times.  I am back home isolating from the wifey.

Hope everyone feels better soon dboss!

bobc33 wrote:Hope everyone feels better soon dboss!

Thank you

Cold like symptoms across the board, nothing too severe.

Dang, dboss! I hope and pray everyone in your family will continue to recover. Hang in there.

db

Boston Celtics now eligible for a disabled player exception (DPE) of up to $3.2 million after Gallinari injury

https://sports.yahoo.com/boston-celtics-now-eligible-disabled-001323036.html

Justin Quinn
Fri, September 2, 2022 at 8:13 PM

The Boston Celtics will be eligible for a $3.2 million disabled player exception (DPE) in the wake of the news that veteran forward Danilo Gallinari will all but certainly miss all of the looming 2022-23 NBA season after tearing his left ACL, per ESPN’s Bobby Marks.

The exception can be used to sign a player up to that amount or to absorb a player’s salary in a trade without sending anything back, but the Celtics will have to apply for the exception, as it is not automatically given to a team on reporting a qualifying injury, and has to be signed off on by a league-approved doctor. Given the normal range of return from such an injury, it would be almost guaranteed to be offered by the league.

Unlike the two traded player exceptions Boston already has on their roster, Boston could only use it on a player in the last year of their current contract as an additional limitation played on the DPE.

It also does not provide cap relief to the team using it, and will need to be re-applied for next season if Gallinari were to find himself unable to return for next season as well.

Report: Boston Celtics will likely look inward to address Gallinari’s injury absence before adding players

https://sports.yahoo.com/report-boston-celtics-likely-look-004445632.html

Justin Quinn
Fri, September 2, 2022 at 8:44 PM

The Boston Celtics might be able to use a disabled player exception (DPE) to sign or trade for a player making up to $3.2 million in the wake of the Danilo Gallinari injury news. That is, of course, if the team applies to the league for the exception, as the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach reports they likely will.

Don’t expect Boston to be in a hurry to find a player to use it on, though, if the league grants an exception.

According to the Globe reporter’s sources, “second-year forward Sam Hauser, a 6-8 sharpshooter, will have an opportunity to grab a spot in the regular rotation with Gallinari out.”

Himmelsbach’s sources also expect Grant Williams to pick up some of the slack.

Additionally, the Globe writer adds Boston may “make further tweaks to account for Gallinari’s absence” after seeing “how things unfold at training camp, where veteran frontcourt players Noah Vonleh, Bruno Caboclo, Luke Kornet and Mfiondu Kabengele will battle for opportunities.”

How will the Boston Celtics manage without Danilo Gallinari this season?

https://sports.yahoo.com/boston-celtics-manage-without-danilo-225025831.html

Justin Quinn
Fri, September 2, 2022 at 6:50 PM

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What initially looked like good luck for injured Boston Celtics veteran forward Danilo Gallinari turned out to be very much less so when the Celtics revealed that Gallo had, in fact, torn the same ACL he had in 2014. With a typical recovery time of at least six months and sometimes as many as 12, it is clear that Boston will need an answer for what the Italian swingman was hoped to bring to the team in 2022-23.

What can the Celtics do after Gallinari’s injury — sustained last month while playing for the Italian National Team in FIBA qualifying play — has removed his availability for at least the entirety of the regular season to come?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Garden Report” podcast got together for an emergency pod to discuss the range of options.



Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say about the course they think Boston should take.

The DPE is like the vet minimum (10 years in) I do not see them using it.

Giving Hauser a shot and having grant is great but the Celtics still need to add depth to this roster.

I would definitely be in favor of adding Carmello Anthony at the vet minimum. We need an experienced scorer at SF/PF.

His numbers last year were as good as Gallo's.

dboss wrote:The DPE is like the vet minimum (10 years in)  I do not see them using it.  

Giving Hauser a shot and having grant is great but the Celtics still need to add depth to this roster.

I would definitely be in favor of adding Carmello Anthony at the vet minimum.  We need an experienced scorer at SF/PF.

His numbers last year were as good as Gallo's.

I find it odd we think GWill had a break out year, but his numbers are so much lower than Gallo and Melo, who we know is on the downside of his career.

Melo"s father in law is close friends with one of my Sarasota buddies. Sure hope we sign Melo. Esp since he is better than Danilo.

worcester wrote:Melo"s father in law is close friends with one of my Sarasota buddies. Sure hope we sign Melo. Esp since he is better than Danilo.

Melo might be the solution here. He would just need to accept the short minutes that go with the role. We weren't counting on defense from Danilo, so Carmelo's shortcomings on D leave us no worse off. He fills the need for a forward who can shoot and give a few minutes off the bench. When you consider he would be in there with the likes of Brogdon and White, who can defend multiple positions, it could work.

My concern is making the money fit to allow us to pursue another player to fill the 4 or 5 spot. Danilo wasn't going to help there anyway, so that one is a separate and ongoing issue. Maybe Vonleh will look good enough in camp to be a limited 3rd option. He isn't a quality shooter, but is at least a fair option defensively, which combined with Brogdon and White could offset Melo's D in certain situational matchups.

Boston Celtics @celtics
3 minutes ago
#NEBHInjuryReport update: Danilo Gallinari (ACL surgery) says he started walking without support a few days ago and “my focus every day” is rehabbing and getting stronger.



Brian Robb
Brian Robb @BrianTRobb
about 21 minutes ago
Danilo Gallinari says he will be staying in Boston to rehab from torn ACL: “I want to be around the team.”


Bob
MY NOTE:  I don't know what this means, if anything, to his return but it's positive at least.  It's a long way, a looong way, from walking without crutches to playing against NBA talent.


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We can hope ????

It is good that he can walk without support and that he will be around the team.

I do not see him being able to recover and rehab from his ACL injury in a timeframe that would allow him to play in any games this season.

Bob, I can walk without crutches, and I will never be able to play in the NBA.

https://heavy.com/sports/boston-celtics/danilo-gallinari-goal-return-playoffs-celtics/



Danilo Gallinari Gives Celtics Fans New Hope With Latest Update


By Jack Simone
Updated Jan 22, 2023 at 1:53pm


The Boston Celtics have been sitting pretty atop the NBA for most of the season this year, and with their current nine-game win streak, they’ve only extended their lead. Needless to say, it’s been a very successful season for the Celtics so far.

However, they aren’t even at full strength. They’ve been dealing with injuries to guys like Robert Williams, Malcolm Brogdon, and others, but the main injury they’ve been dealing with is to Danilo Gallinari, who tore his ACL this past summer while playing at EuroBasket. That being said, he still has some hope of a return.


“Yes, it’s very difficult because we’re also calculating the protocols that have been in place in the NBA in recent years in recovery times, but that’s definitely the goal,” Gallinari told Around the Game when asked whether or not he plans on attempting to return for the postseason. The quote was translated from Italian to English.


When Gallinari tore his ACL this past offseason, most assumed that he would miss the entire year. That’s normally how long recovery takes for an injury of that nature, and since he inked a two-year deal with the Celtics in free agency, he will still be able to suit up for them at some point.


Gallinari, however, may have other plans. He’s been traveling with the team and documenting his recovery process on social media. From the looks of it, he’s been doing well. And with this quote coming out, there has to be some sort of belief that he could make a return. Fans should be excited about the potential return of Gallinari, as he would provide the Celtics with some much-needed extra depth at the wing.


Last year with the Atlanta Hawks, Gallinari appeared in 66 games and played 25.3 minutes per contest. He averaged 11.7 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game on 43.4% shooting from the field and 38.1% shooting from behind the three-point line.


As noted, Gallinari’s injury isn’t the only one the Celtics have been dealing with this season. In their most recent win over the Toronto Raptors, both Marcus Smart and Williams went down with injuries and were ruled out at halftime. However, after the game, head coach Joe Mazzulla provided a positive update on both guys, per Jared Weiss of The Athletic.


“Joe Mazzulla said Rob Williams hyperextended his knee but it’s nothing serious. Marcus Smart’s knee is fine, but his rolled ankle will be a day-to-day issue at this point per Mazzulla,” Weiss tweeted.


In addition, before Williams’ injury in the Raptors game, Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens spoke about his recovery process. In an exclusive interview with NBC Sports Boston, he noted that the Celtics plan to be cautious with the big man.


“It’s a long game. I mean, that’s the bottom line,” Stevens stated. “He won’t hit north 30 very often right now. At the end of the day, he didn’t play, obviously, any in the preseason training camp, he gets ramped up with coaches’ games that only our head coach gets hurt in; everybody else is fine. But, he’s not ready to play NBA basketball at 30 minutes a game when he first comes back; now you can see, each game, he’s got a little bit more, and more, and more…I think it’s really a focus to continue to play well, get his legs underneath him, and get ready for the end of the season.”


Bob


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Jared Weiss @JaredWeissNBA
about 28 minutes ago
Joe Mazzulla was asked Danilo Gallinari wanting to return from a torn ACL before the end of the season: "I saw him jogging on the treadmill and I was like, 'I haven't seen you run much faster than that in a game.' So I thought he was playing tonight."


Bob
MY NOTE: Joe's a comedian.


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Latest update:


Bobby Manning @RealBobManning
about 8 minutes ago
Talked to Danilo Gallinari briefly at #Celtics shootaround: “The process feels great and the more I do it, the better I feel.” “Right now I’m just doing light individual workouts on the court, there’s no contact.”


Bob
MY NOTE:  Not even light contact.  There has to be at least another month before it becomes even a possibility, I would think.

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Reminds me of my first 18 dates with Kathleen. Not even light contact. But here we are together, 9 years 2 months later.