The Boston Celtics are reportedly poised to sign veteran small forward Danilo Gallinari to a two-year contract according to MassLive’s Brian Robb. The deal is all but certain to be for all of the Celtics mini- midlevel exception of $6.5 million given the options the Celtics have to do such a deal with as Robb notes.
Gallinari adds perimeter shooting and a degree of rebounding to the team’s bench with some size at 6-foot-10. The former Atlanta Hawks wing had been dealt to the San Antonio Spurs earlier this week as part of the deal that brought All-Star point guard Dejounte Murray to the Hawks, and will likely ink the deal with Boston once he clears waivers and the summer signing moratorium ends on July 6.
The Italian forward is not known for his defensive abilities and at nearly age 34, they are not likely to get much better — but the Celtics are among the better teams able to hide that in their high-level defense carrying over nearly all players from last season.
This is the full range of players Boston could focus on to take into their largest traded player exception. https://t.co/xLseuQfzEi
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