no thank you on gallinari-is he worth it

[rollie mass]

6-10 forward coming back from acl and to give up younger un injured players for his expiring contract-is he a sort of  a kevin love--
watched some clips and saw some nice passes and a shooter-
but that acl,

[Roy H.]

What are we giving up? If it's Turner + our remaining cap space, it's a good risk.

[SHAQATTACK]

No ......brick layer and slow.

[iadera]

Bad trade it would be.

[jambr380]

What are we giving up? If it's Turner + our remaining cap space, it's a good risk.

I think some are worried that it would be the trade on KO's front page article - Sully, Turner, Young, 1st or some package including Bradley.

I definitely see taking a chance on Gallo - he fills a position of need and has shown real flashes in the past, but I wouldn't like to give up too much / cash in a bunch of our chips for an expiring player coming off a serious injury.

[Roy H.]

What are we giving up? If it's Turner + our remaining cap space, it's a good risk.

I think some are worried that it would be the trade on KO's front page article - Sully, Turner, Young, 1st or some package including Bradley.

I definitely see taking a chance on Gallo - he fills a position of need and has shown real flashes in the past, but I wouldn't like to give up too much / cash in a bunch of our chips for an expiring player coming off a serious injury.

Sully + Young + 1st is insane for an expiring guy with some major injury concerns.

That's only Kevin's trade idea, though. It's not based on sources, and personally, I think it's paying through the nose.

[TA9]

You have got to take some risks in life in order to succeed.
Why be satisfied fighting for the #8 seed if Gallo, potentially, can make us much better?

[jbpats]

We have enough of these so called assets where we need to take a gamble once in a while. I think we should roll the dice on Gallo for sure.
Sully could be gone next year (no different then Gallo) just swap them out, throw in a pick or two... we aren't going to have room on our squad for all these future rookies anyway.

I think Ainge should make a move before a contender like Memphis does.

[Rosco917]

This guy is an injury waiting to happen, he's going into his free agent year. He will not be back here next year.

DA needs to develop young players, not be a mid level dumping ground team. 

[knuckleballer]

What are we giving up? If it's Turner + our remaining cap space, it's a good risk.

I think some are worried that it would be the trade on KO's front page article - Sully, Turner, Young, 1st or some package including Bradley.

I definitely see taking a chance on Gallo - he fills a position of need and has shown real flashes in the past, but I wouldn't like to give up too much / cash in a bunch of our chips for an expiring player coming off a serious injury.

Sully + Young + 1st is insane for an expiring guy with some major injury concerns.

That's only Kevin's trade idea, though. It's not based on sources, and personally, I think it's paying through the nose.

I would trade Sully and Young for him.  Sully's weight issues are a concern for me.  Even if he comes into shape next year and keeps the weight off, I'd be worried about him gaining the weight back after getting a long term contract.  And somebody would certainly give it to him with the cap space going up so much next year.  Young hasn't shown enough to hold him out of the trade.  The first round pick would be a no go for me. 

Like jambr380 said, Gallinari has shown flashes in the past and fills a need.  His play also improved during the course of last season.  So, I guess I would offer Sully, Young, and a second rounder. 

[Silent Storm]

The only reason this would be feasible is because his contract is expiring which lowers the risk involved. I wouldn't set high expectations for him, his knees are shot and he plays matador defense. He can't guard quick 3s and is too weak to defend 4s. I think his skill set is similar to a more polished and aggressive version of Olynyk's game, which isn't saying much since Olynyk is as soft as toilet paper.

[jbpats]

This guy is an injury waiting to happen, he's going into his free agent year. He will not be back here next year.

DA needs to develop young players, not be a mid level dumping ground team.

How do you know he will not re-sign here? What if he loves Boston? We have one of the largest Italian immigration populations in the United States, it's not like we won't have an abundance of cash available to re-sign him (if we wanted to).
If GiGi was a God in the North End, imagine the kind of reception Gallo would get. I truly think if he gets traded here he'll re-sign.

[TA9]

This guy is an injury waiting to happen, he's going into his free agent year. He will not be back here next year.

DA needs to develop young players, not be a mid level dumping ground team.

How do you know he will not re-sign here? What if he loves Boston? We have one of the largest Italian immigration populations in the United States, it's not like we won't have an abundance of cash for to re-sign him.
If GiGi was a God in the North End, imagine the kind of reception Gallo would get. I truly think if he gets traded here he'll re-sign.

True, jbpats has a point and I honestly believe he would resign if we got him.
And the guy isn't even that old as he is only 26 years old (will turn 27 this year). He fills our needs at the SF position and the injury thing is just a risk we will have to take in order to get better.

[DefenseWinsChamps]

Mike D'Antoni, the guy who coached Steve Nash in his MVP 40-50-90 seasons, called Gallo the best shooter he has ever seen.

His near 90% free throw shooting, according to Kevin Pelton's method of determining NBA prospects future 3 point shooting, might indicate that he is a better shooter than he has been able to show in the NBA.

Gallo is tall, long, and decently athletic. He can pass, draw fouls, and put up big numbers in a hurry.

Add to those things the fact that he is a relatively low-risk get on an expiring contract, and he fills a need on the wing as a shooter for us, and I think this is a no-brainer. In CBS's system, I think he could be a 20 ppg scorer.

If Ainge and CBS are truly interested in moving on from Sullinger, then I would be willing to give him and Turner for Gallo. This trade, if done before the Lee trade and the Crowder signing, would also generate a trade exemption to the Nuggets for about 5 million dollars. I would also trade Bradley for him straight up (that trade would give us, if we renounced the rights to all of our free agents next off-season, to have 65 million in cap space)

At worst, Gallo gives us a scoring forward for a year, and we still have a ton of cap space going into next year's free agency. A player with his scoring and position are more easily traded than Bradley, which makes him a better asset. At best, he turns into the efficient scorer that many people always thought he could be and becomes a fixture on the wing for the next 4-5 years of his prime.

[hodgy03038]

In CBS's system, I think he could be a 20 ppg scorer.

Easily and this guy can rebound and pass. Low risk & high reward. Career 85% FT shooter.