The New York Knicks have made plenty of moves over the past two decades, and one of their most underrated players is making a big decision.
While the Knicks are sitting pretty in the upper echelon of the Eastern Conference in 2025, they haven’t always been a contending squad. Back in the early 2010s, the Knicks made a huge swing to trade for Carmelo Anthony.
While it was an easy decision to bring the star to New York, the Knicks had to part ways with Danilo Gallinari. While Gallinari spent less than three seasons with the Knicks, he was a fan favorite, and someone fans didn’t want to see go.
While he went to have a successful career across a few different stops, he will always be linked to the Knicks. While he started his NBA journey in New York, he is set to end his international journey in Italy, playing for his national team for the final time at EuroBasket.
Revealing his future in a recent interview with Italian outlet La Gazzetta dello Sport, Gallinari confirmed that this would be his final time suiting up for the national team, and explained his desire to win for his country in his last run.
“All I need is a medal with the national team and then I can be happy,” Gallinari said. “It’s also difficult to quantify what could have been and wasn’t: I started with the national team when I was 17 or 18, when the 2004 Olympic team was still there, and of all the possible summers since then, I’ve missed eight. That’s a lot. I wonder what could have happened if I’d played those eight too, but it’s better not to think about it. Anything can happen in any summer, including this one.”
