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What about funniest teammate? Danilo Gallinari: There is one guy that comes to my mind right away is Nate Robinson. Oh my god, I've never seen a guy with that energy. It was… the energy that you see him put on the court is the same energy that he has on the bus at 3:00 a.m. in the morning when you're going to a city. You just got off the plane, you go to the bus, you are sleeping, you are ready to go to bed, it’s 3:00 a.m. and he goes crazy on the bus. I've never seen a guy with that energy. He's definitely the funniest guy I've ever had as a teammate.

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Ian Begley: Knicks are hosting dozens of alumni at tonight’s game as part of alumni weekend. Recently retired Danilo Gallinari will be among those on hand. (It’s great for fans that NYK embraces its alumni but, generally speaking, it’s a shame that No. 34 hasn’t been part of the proceedings)

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Danilo Gallinari: Today, with a heart full of gratitude, I am announcing my retirement from the career I’ve always dreamed of. It’s been an incredible journey filled with countless memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. 🏀❤️

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Shams Charania: Danilo Gallinari has retired from basketball after 20 professional seasons, including 16 in the NBA. The No. 6 pick in the 2008 draft out of Italy played 777 career NBA regular season games.

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In an interview with Il Corriere della Sera, Danilo Gallinari hinted that he is considering a role in the NBA Europe project once it launches, while also confirming that he has no plans to return to Europe as a player. "No, I won’t return to play in Europe. But if NBA Europe is launched, I could be part of the project as an executive," Gallinari stated. The 37-year-old recently announced his retirement from the Italian national team following the last EuroBasket. Gallinari last played in Puerto Rico with Vaqueros de Bayamon, where he won the Puerto Rican League championship.

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“Hopefully, we can achieve something special with the team. The goal, of course, is to go as far as we can”, Danilo Gallinari told Eurohoops about the expectations of the EuroBasket, with Italy having secured its presence in the Round of 16 and having a chance to finish on top of Group C. And while this is his last tournament with the national team, it’s not necessarily also the end of his career: “I haven’t thought about the end. I thought about the end with the national team, so this is the last summer with the national team. As far as basketball, I don’t know. Now the energy and the focus are with the team game by game, and to do the best we can in this competition”.

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FIBA EuroBasket: Simone Fontecchio has broken Italy's all-time #EuroBasket scoring record . 39 - Simone Fontecchio | 2025; 36 - Andrea Bargnani | 2011; 33 - Antonello Riva | 1989; 33 - Danilo Gallinari | 2015; 32 - Antonello Riva | 1987

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“Would I see myself in EuroLeague in the future? No," he categorically responded. "Apart from the case of Milano, which I’ve spoken about before, it’s very difficult. I’m not young anymore and I’ve been living in the U.S. for many years. For my family, moving back and forth in Europe wouldn’t be easy. It would have been a beautiful ending, but I don’t think it will happen.”

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By 2024, however, the NBA no longer offered the same openings. With rosters increasingly favoring younger, more athletic forwards and financial constraints affecting veteran signings, Gallinari found himself on the outside. At one point, Gallinari found out that his NBA days were over. “I understood my NBA career was coming to an end when from September [2024] to February [2025] no calls arrived. Well, some calls did arrive, but the situations didn’t fit with the salary cap numbers of many teams," he recalled. "At that point, with the relationship I had with Carlos Arroyo, he gave me this opportunity and I took it.”

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Stopping Antetokounmpo has long been the unsolvable puzzle of European basketball, and Gallinari was honest about the challenge Italy faced: “It’s always difficult to stop him. I think we did a good job, but he’s so hard to guard. We were close a few times to tying the game or going ahead, but against him you need 40 minutes of intensity and energy," Gallinari told BasketNews in a postgame chat.

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Despite the defeat, Gallinari refused to panic. His experience told him that tournaments rarely follow a straight line: “The goal for Italy is to get through the group stage. We need to think game by game. It’s only the first game, the road is still long. I’ve been in competitions where we lost the first, won the second, lost the second, won the first—anything can happen. We just need to stay focused on the next one.”

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Danilo Gallinari sets the record straight once and for all on Olimpia Milano. A few days ago, the “Gallo,” fresh off a championship in Puerto Rico, once again spoke about his “dream” of ending his career in Milan, but admitted that, as of today, “I’m not saying it’s impossible, but I consider it very, very unlikely. The more time passes, the more complicated it seems.”

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“Let’s make this clear once and for all. First of all, in order to return to Milan, you have to be wanted. That it was my dream? Of course it was – it always has been. I’ve always said it. Even during my last years in the NBA, I thought about coming back to Milan,” Gallinari said. “But again, to return, you have to be wanted. It’s not like I wake up one morning, make a call and say, ‘Hey guys, I’m ready to come back, do you want me?’ That’s not how it works.”

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Danilo Gallinari: “I thank all the teams that reached out, showing interest—even while I was under contract in the U.S.—to ask what my situation was or what my future plans were. But I have never received a phone call from Milan. To come back, you have to be wanted. At 37, it’s now very difficult to return to Europe for both basketball and non-basketball reasons.”

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