Danilo Gallinari plans to sign with the Celtics after the Spurs officially release him, tweets Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe.
Gallinari will receive a two-year contract worth $13M with a player option on the second season, sources tell Italian basketball writer Davide Chinellato (Twitter link). Boston will use its taxpayer mid-level exception in the deal.
The 33-year-old forward, who spent the past two seasons with Atlanta, was sent to San Antonio this week in the Dejounte Murray trade. He agreed to push back the guarantee date on his contract for next season to help accommodate the deal and will likely receive $10M to $11M from the Spurs before being let go.
Gallinari will provide Boston with a veteran shooter who can play several positions. He has connected at 38.1% from three-point range during his career and averaged 11.7 points and 4.7 rebounds with the Hawks last season.
Injuries plagued Gallinari early in his career, but he has been relatively healthy over the past four seasons, playing 68, 62, 51 and 66 games.
The Bulls were also reportedly in the running for Gallinari.
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