Free-agent forward Danilo Gallinari has agreed to join the Boston Celtics on a two-year deal, ESPN reported on Sunday. The fully guaranteed deal, worth $13.3 million, includes a player option in the second year.
This deal, together with the partial guarantee from his contract with the San Antonio Spurs that was waived ahead of the 2022-23 season, will see Gallinari earn in excess of $17 million this season. Gallinari arrived at the Spurs as part of a trade that saw All-Star guard Dejounte Murray move to the Atlanta Hawks.
During his last season with the Hawks in 2022-23, the veteran forward averaged 11.7 points on 38% 3-point shooting. Across his 13 seasons in the NBA, the 33-year-old player has averaged 15.6 points and 4.8 rebounds.
Gallinari has made the fifth-most 3-pointers by a player standing at 6-foot-10 or taller, with his current tally standing at 1,426. Joining him at the Celtics this season is guard Malcolm Brogdon, who is arriving from the Indiana Pacers in exchange for five Celtics players as well as a 2023 first-round draft pick.
