Danilo Gallinariwho is now a free agent, is looking for a team to play his 17th consecutive NBA season. An insignificant task for the Italian basketball player, fresh from a turbulent 2023-2024 in which he played in three different franchises (Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and finally Milwaukee Bucks) before will experience a short and disappointing summer in the blue shirt.
“Only 80 players in NBA history have had careers that lasted 17 or more years. Being the 81st would honor me and make me proud to try. It is difficult, especially in a world like the NBA where the average length of a career does not reach 5 years“, Gallo stated in an interview with Sky Sport.
“There is a very fast turnover, new players come every year, staying in the league is complicated. You must be good, clear, and you must know how to behave, understand what your role is, which sometimes also means accepting roles that you don’t like. I am happy with my career, but now I really hope to organize myself somehow for my 17th season in the league“, continued Gallinari.
On his future in the world of basketball once he finishes his playing career: “I will never coach, I will not do what Federico (the younger brother, who joined the coaching staff of the Detroit Pistons) did but there is no lack of options: I will check them in due time.“.