Clippers acquire Gallinari from Nuggets
Italian Danilo Gallinari arrives in Los Angeles on a three-year deal worth $68million.
A three-team trade has seen the Los Angeles Clippers acquire Danilo Gallinari from the Denver Nuggets.
Los Angeles' backcourt may have taken a hit with the exodus of Chris Paul and J.J. Redick, but their frontcourt is shaping up nicely following the arrival of Gallinari on a three-year deal worth $68million.
The deal is part of a three-team trade that sends Jamal Crawford, Diamond Stone and the Clippers' 2018 protected first round draft pick (via the Houston Rockets) to Atlanta and a 2019 second round draft pick from the Hawks (via the Washington Wizards) to Denver.
Gallinari – who was drafted by the New York Knicks in 2008 – averaged 18.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game last season.
Benvenuti a LA, @gallinari8888! pic.twitter.com/MvqWuaTvZG
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) July 6, 2017
Now essentially replaced by Paul Millsap in Denver, the 28-year-old Italian will slide into the Clippers line-up alongside DeAndre Jordan and Blake Griffin.
Officially official.
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) July 6, 2017
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