It seems that the <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nba/no-kobe-bryant-draymond-green-of-warriors-reveals-his-all-time-starting-five-2522-20220814-SPD-2522.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Boston Celtics</a> will be without one of their reinforcements for the upcoming 2022-23 season indefinitely. After signing a two-year, $13.3 million contract with the Celtics last month, <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nba/bill-russells-no-6-jersey-retired-by-nba-the-last-players-to-wear-no-6-for-each-team-2510-20220812-SPD-2510.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Danilo Gallinari</a> suffered a non-contact knee injury while competing for Italy in a FIBA World Cup qualifier on Saturday.



On Sunday, during Italy’s FIBA World Cup qualification game, Gallinari was first diagnosed with a damaged meniscus in his left knee. However, subsequent investigation revealed that Gallinari had a torn ACL in his left knee, so the Celtics made an announcement.



While there is no official word on when the Italian will be back, tearing an ACL may set a player back about a year. The forward’s 2013 ACL tear sidelined him for the whole 2013–2014 season since it occurred in the same knee.



<h2>What Danilo Gallinari said of his injury</h2>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote">“This has been a tough week for me as I learned the extent of my injury, This game means everything to me, and not being able to be on the court with my Celtics teammates hurts. I plan to give everything I can to the Celtics organization and my teammates as we hunt for a title. “I will work tirelessly with the Celtics staff to return to the court as soon as I can and I appreciate the unwavering support from the fans, my teammates, and the entire NBA family.”</blockquote>

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Celtics new signing Danilo Gallinari tears ACL on international duty for Italy

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It has been reported by ESPN that the <a href="http://o-sign-new-three-year-contract-2054-20220706-SPD-2054.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Boston Celtics</a> have reached an agreement with veteran forward <a href="https://news.thesportsdrop.com/nba/nba-rumors-trail-blazers-and-kings-among-teams-interested-in-hawks-john-collins-1716-20220623-SPD-1716.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Danilo Gallinari</a> to sign him to a two-year, $13.3 million deal. The power forward has been connected to Boston for more than a week, but since he needed to clear waivers after his trade from Atlanta to San Antonio after the July moratorium, the two sides were unable to make it public until today. 



In order to bring in Gallinari, Boston will make use of a taxpayer mid-level exemption. Option for the player will be part of the agreement. The Italian was a salary-matching element in the Dejounte Murray trade that San Antonio made in June. 



In an effort to help make the arrangement work, the $5 million partial guarantee on his $21.45 million pay for 2022/23 was upped from $5 million to $13 million. As a result, Gallinari’s salary-guarantee date was moved from June 29 to July 8. They may save $8.45MM on his non-guaranteed contract for 2022-23 by releasing him now.



<h2>Celtics to acquire Danilo Gallinari on two-year contract</h2>



It is expected that Gallinari will be allowed to sign with the Celtics on Sunday after clearing waivers, and he has already agreed to terms. On his new deal, he will allegedly get $13 million over the course of two seasons, with a player option for a third. The Celtics are utilizing their taxpayer mid-level exception to complete the signing process.



An already-deep Celtics squad could benefit from his addition. It’s possible that Ime Udoka’s presence in Boston will make Gallinari’s defensive shortcomings less obvious. Welcoming him to the team will be a big help offensively.

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