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Danilo GallinariMilwaukee Bucks · #8

Small Forward · 6'10", 236 lb · Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy · Age 38 · 14th season

Danilo Gallinari was a smooth 6-foot-10 Italian forward and one of the best shooting stretch fours of his era, averaging 14.9 points over a 16-year NBA career with seven franchises. He retired in December 2025 after a title run in Puerto Rico, with his final NBA stop in Milwaukee.

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Analysis by Beau Thoutt · Balladex · Updated Aug 21, 2026

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Milwaukee Bucks · #8 · Small Forward

Danilo Gallinari

Season avg5.7 pts · 2.2 reb · 1.1 ast · .437 fg

Career avg14.9 pts · 4.7 reb · 1.9 ast · .428 fg

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Scouting report

Danilo Gallinari — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Skilled stretch forward scorer · Impact 65

Danilo Gallinari was a smooth 6-foot-10 Italian forward and one of the best shooting stretch fours of his era, averaging 14.9 points over a 16-year NB

B-

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

C-

Playmaking

Average creator

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B+

Scoring

Excellent scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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A-

3PT / spacing

Excellent spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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B-

Clutch

Strong late

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C-

Athleticism

Average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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C+

Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Danilo Gallinari stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

✦ Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

65Impact index

201Star score

Career scoring average14.9 ppg

Seasons in the index14

Accolades on file3

16-year NBA veteran · No. 6 overall pick (2008)

Stat explorer

Danilo Gallinari — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

B+

Scoring

5.7 PPG

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C-

Playmaking

1.1 APG

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Rebounding

2.2 RPG

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A-

Shooting

.323 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Danilo Gallinari

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2024-25 60% confidence

4.7

pts

2.3–7.1

1.8

reb

0.7–2.9

1.0

ast

0.1–1.9

11.3

min

proj

health

.435

fg%

~base

.368

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 14-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 5.7 → projected 4.7 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

-0.2

Age curve

-0.3

Live context

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Net vs last season-1.0 PPG

Everything it reads

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14 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

auto

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 38 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 51 / 66 / 49 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Danilo Gallinari career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2008-09	28	14.7	6.1	2.0	0.5	.448	.444
2009-10	81	33.9	15.1	4.9	1.7	.423	.381
2010-11	62	33.9	15.6	4.9	1.7	.414	.352
2011-12	43	31.4	14.6	4.7	2.7	.414	.328
2012-13	71	32.5	16.2	5.2	2.5	.418	.373
2014-15	59	24.2	12.4	3.7	1.4	.401	.355
2015-16	53	34.7	19.5	5.3	2.5	.410	.364
2016-17	63	33.9	18.2	5.2	2.1	.447	.389
2017-18	21	32.0	15.3	4.8	2.0	.398	.324
2018-19	68	30.3	19.8	6.1	2.6	.463	.433
2019-20	62	29.6	18.7	5.2	1.9	.438	.405
2020-21	51	24.0	13.3	4.1	1.5	.434	.406
2021-22	66	25.3	11.7	4.7	1.5	.434	.381
2023-24	49	12.9	5.7	2.2	1.1	.437	.323
Career	777	28.8	14.9	4.7	1.9

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Bogdan Bogdanovic 97%Bojan Bogdanovic 97%Buddy Hield 96%CJ McCollum 96%Eric Gordon 96%

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Milwaukee Bucks built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

27–55proj record

#12conf seed

-5.3net rtg

112.6off rtg

117.9def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Myles Turner, Kel'el Ware.

How his role moves

Projected 27–55, 12th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

65 of 99

Solid starter tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

3 accolades

16-year NBA veteran · No. 6 overall pick (2008) · BSN champion and Finals MVP in Puerto Rico (2025)

Act IV

The Ballad of Danilo Gallinari

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Aug 8, 1988

The beginning

Danilo Gallinari, nicknamed Il Gallo, was a silky Italian scoring forward whose deep range and craft sustained a long, productive NBA career.

Milwaukee Bucks

Turning pro

Drafted 1st round, 2008 as a Small Forward.

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Gallinari was the sixth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft out of Italy, joining the Knicks as a heralded international prospect.

Chapter

He became one of the NBA's premier shooting forwards, peaking at 19.8 points per game for the Clippers in 2018-19 with a .433 three-point mark.

Chapter

After his NBA run ended in Milwaukee, he won a BSN title and Finals MVP in Puerto Rico in 2025, then retired in December 2025.

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Gallinari's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ 🤩 DANILO GALLINARI BEST OF! 🇮🇹 21/22 Season Highlights from Gallo's year!▶ Danilo Gallinari 38 Pts 10 Threes 6 Rebs 2 Asts 2 Stls Highlights vs Celtics | NBA 20/21 Season ▶ DANILO GALLINARI BEST OF SEASON ‼️ | Best bits from Danilo's first season with the Hawks

Off the court

Measurables

Height: 6'10"
Weight: 236 lb
Draft: 1st round, 2008
Born: Sant'Angelo Lodigiano, Italy
Age: 38
Jersey: #8

Beyond the game

Off the court, Gallinari carried the pride of Italian basketball, following his father Vittorio into the pro ranks. He remained a beloved figure in European basketball and capped his career with a homecoming-style title run in Puerto Rico.

The person

Gallinari was a composed, cerebral professional whose steady demeanor matched his polished scoring game.

ComposedRarely rattled, a calming veteran presence.

SkilledBlended footwork, range and free-throw craft.

ResilientReturned from multiple serious knee injuries.

Verified profiles & sources

Wikipedia NBA.com Basketball-Reference ESPN

FAQ

Danilo Gallinari — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Danilo Gallinari, answered.

Where was Danilo Gallinari drafted?

He was selected sixth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2008 NBA Draft.

Did Gallinari make an All-Star team?

No. Despite a 16-year career and a 14.9 points-per-game average, he was never named an NBA All-Star.

When did Gallinari retire?

He announced his retirement from professional basketball on December 2, 2025, after winning a Puerto Rican title.

Danilo Gallinari career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.