no thank you on gallinari-is he worth it

[slamtheking]

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.

from what I've seen/heard, it's the fitness-fanatic fanbase that wants to move on from him.   

if Sully comes into camp playing like crap, then it may be a topic of discussion.  the guy is our best rebounder by far and is the only one on the team that even remotely makes an effort to box out on the boards.  he's got a soft touch around the basket, has good scoring moves around the basket and out to 18 feet (not a fan of his 3 point shooting) and is a very good passer for a big man.

the kid's an asset regardless of how some people here feel.  definitely someone I wouldn't ship out for Gallinari.  Gallinari may be worth a look on this team for next year but not if it costs Sully. 

[Evantime34]

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.

Especially when on top of that package, we probably would need to pay him close to $20 MM to retain his services next year due to the a lack of talent in next year's free agent market.

[NYDan]

Gallo fills a need but not sure he's a perfect fit at the 3, ideally we want someone that can defend multiple positions as well as shoot since we switch so often. ACL recovery is a bit of a concern too.

This seems like maybe a better move to try and make early in the season once we see how Gallo actually looks out there. Nuggets might start slow and decide it's time for a fire sale as opposed to the half in-half out stance they're taking right now. Also have a feeling Sully's market value will be reestablished if he's healthy and has the right mindset for a contract year, would be hesitant to just use him as a throw in to make a deal work too soon.

[rollie mass]

young hasn't had a chance,he did upgrade his physique and was doing drills-too soon to give up,send him too d league to get his defence and confidence back-my son same age as young height and weight played basketball for an premier team in england at highest level
 ,he  was the most talented going back three generations of usa players in my family but played for fun  ,never could get the going to war mentality--now he plays tough guy in the nightclubs

[LooseCannon]

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.

Especially when on top of that package, we probably would need to pay him close to $20 MM to retain his services next year due to the a lack of talent in next year's free agent market.

I don't think you have to pay him quite that much.  I do feel that Gallinari is much more likely than Sullinger to have a season that would make me happy to give him a 3 year/$50 million deal.