Danilo Gallinari has been one of the best forwards of the last decade.
While he is no longer in his prime at 36, Gallinari is still a productive role player.
Last season, he spent time with the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks.
Gallinari averaged 5.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest while shooting 43.7% from the field and 32.3% from the three-point range in 49 games.
Gallinari finished his season with the Bucks, and he is currently a free agent who is available to sign with any team in the league.
He still remains unsigned on August 17.
#Bucks F Danilo Gallinari on playing in front of the fans in Milwaukee
— 97.3 The Game (@TheGameMKE) May 1, 2024
“It’s been amazing. I mean I knew it after we lost in the Eastern Conference Finals when I was in Atlanta.” pic.twitter.com/KxwgaNoffu
Gallinari was the sixth pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks.
In addition to the Knicks, Bucks, Wizards and Pistons, he has also spent time with the Denver Nuggets, Atlanta Hawks, Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder over 14 seasons.
His career averages are 14.9 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.9 assists per contest while shooting 42.8% from the field and 38.1% from the three-point range in 777 regular season games.
He has also appeared in 51 NBA playoff games (28 starts) and was with the Hawks when they reached the 2021 Eastern Conference finals.
The Bucks are coming off a season where they were the third seed in the Eastern Conference with a 49-33 record.
They dealt with injuries and lost to the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Gallinari could be an intriguing signing for the Bucks (or any other contending team) for the 2025 season.
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Having failed to land Jonas Valanciunas last month, the Greek club Panathinaikos remains on the lookout for frontcourt help and reportedly has NBA free agent big man Precious Achiuwa on its radar. Kevin Martorano of Sportando shares the details, citing a report from Vasilis Papatheodorou of SDNA, who says Achiuwa is on Panathinaikos’ short list of potential targets. Achiuwa, who will turn 26 in September, has spent the past season-and-a-half with the Knicks after being traded from Toronto to New York along with OG Anunoby in December 2023. In 57 games in 2024/25, he averaged 6.6 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists in 20.5 minutes per contest, with a .502/.278/.594 shooting line. Achiuwa is a bit undersized for a center and isn’t a threat as an outside shooter, but he’s an athletic, high-energy player who rebounds well and is a versatile, switchable defender. Still, he remains unsigned a month into free agency and a reunion with the Knicks appears off the table after New York signed Guerschon Yabusele to take his spot on the depth chart. There’s no indication yet that there’s serious mutual interest between Achiuwa and Panathinaikos, but this is the first real rumor we’ve heard about him in several weeks, so it’s worth keeping an eye on.
Let the (preseason) games begin. With the Detroit Lions-Los Angeles Chargers Pro Football Hall of Fame Game kicking off 2025 action, Yardbarker NFL writers mulled a player — past or present — on each AFC team who merits enshrinement in Canton. AFC East BUFFALO BILLS | LB Von Miller | As the NFL’s active leader in sacks (129.5), Miller — who's now with the Commanders — is a sure bet for the Hall of Fame even though he missed 14 games in three years with Buffalo. In 10 seasons with Denver, Miller earned a Defensive Rookie of the Year award, made eight Pro Bowls and three All-Pro teams and was named MVP of Super Bowl 50, the last defensive player to win the award. MIAMI DOLPHINS | WR Tyreek Hill | His subpar 2024 season aside (81 catches, 959 yards, six TD catches), the 31-year-old receiver boasts a Hall of Fame resume (eight Pro Bowls and five first-team All-Pro nods in nine years). Hill led NFL receivers with 1,799 yards in 2023 and has six 1,000-yard seasons in his career, two fewer than Cris Carter, who spent the last five games of his Hall of Fame career with Miami. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS | Kicker Adam Vinatieri | The NFL’s all-time leading scorer (2,673 points) narrowly missed induction as a finalist in 2025, his first year of eligibility, and will be an automatic finalist in 2026. Vinatieri, who retired in 2021, holds records for most field goals made in the regular season (599) and playoffs (56) and helped the Patriots win three Super Bowls before winning another with the Colts in 2007. NEW YORK JETS | QB Aaron Rodgers | The enigmatic passer disappointed as a Jet, but four first-team All-Pro honors, four NFL MVP awards and a Super Bowl MVP with the Green Bay Packers can’t be overlooked. Rodgers’ 62,952 passing yards are the seventh most in league history, and his 4.34 touchdown-to-interception ratio is the best of any quarterback, past or present. — Bruce Ewing AFC West DENVER BRONCOS | WR Rod Smith | Smith played a key role when the Broncos repeated as Super Bowl champions in the 1997 and 1998 seasons. The three-time Pro Bowler had 152 receiving yards in a 34-19 Super Bowl XXXIII win over the Atlanta Falcons, tied for the sixth most in a Super Bowl. The undrafted WR starred for Denver from 1995-2006, becoming the club’s career leader in receiving yards (11,389). KANSAS CITY CHIEFS | QB Patrick Mahomes | Star tight end Travis Kelce would be an excellent pick, too, but the Chiefs had won only one Super Bowl before Mahomes became the starter during the 2018 season. The 2017 first-round pick has won three Super Bowls and two MVPs in eight seasons with the Chiefs. Expect Mahomes, who turns 30 on Sept. 17, to keep bolstering his stellar resume. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS | QB Philip Rivers | Rivers, who retired as a Charger in July, never reached a Super Bowl during his career, but neither did former Chargers QB Dan Fouts. That didn’t prevent him from making the HOF in 1993. The same should go for eight-time Pro Bowler Rivers, who ranks sixth in career TD passes (421). LAS VEGAS RAIDERS | Guard Steve Wisniewski | It’s surprising Wisniewski isn’t in Canton already. Per Pro Football Reference, his HOF monitor score (76.58) is higher than that of HOF guard Mike Munchak (72.7). The former O-lineman is also a member of the HOF’s All-1990s team. — Clark Dalton AFC North BALTIMORE RAVENS | LB Terrell Suggs | Suggs, who played from 2003-19, and former Ravens guard Marshal Yanda were finalists for the 2025 class but missed out. Suggs was one of the more dominant pass-rushers of his era, accumulating 139 career sacks, earning seven Pro Bowl nods, one first-team All-Pro, a Defensive Player of the Year award and an NFL-record 202 tackles for loss. He was a key part of two Super Bowl winners. CINCINNATI BENGALS | QB Ken Anderson | The Bengals did not win a Super Bowl during Anderson’s career (1971-86), but that is pretty much the only thing separating him from other Hall of Fame quarterbacks, especially from his era in the 1970s. Anderson has an NFL MVP award and led the league in passing twice, completion percentage three times and passer rating four times. CLEVELAND BROWNS | Edge Myles Garrett | Garrett is still active, but it’s not hard to see the path his career is on. He has been the more dominant pass-rusher in the league from pretty much the day he arrived. He may not win a title in Cleveland, but he is going to finish as one of the best Browns players of all time and one of the best defenders of the modern era in the NFL. PITTSBURGH STEELERS | QB Ben Roethlisberger | Roethlisberger, who retired in 2022, does not have many individual accolades, but spending nearly two decades as one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL and earning two Super Bowl rings will be more than enough to get him in. It is just a matter of how long he might have to wait for induction. — Adam Gretz AFC South HOUSTON TEXANS | DE J.J. Watt | Widely considered to be a first-ballot lock, Watt — who retired following the 2022 season — will be eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2028. His career could have been even better if not for several seasons being shortened by injury, but Watt is one of only three players to win three NFL Defensive Player of the Year awards. Few players were capable of changing the game the way a healthy Watt could. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS | Kicker Adam Vinatieri | The three-time Pro Bowl selection made 29 game-winning kicks in his career, including two that won Super Bowls for the Patriots. Vinatieri has four Super Bowl rings and could be considered the most clutch kicker of all time. There are four kickers in the Hall of Fame, and it is almost impossible to argue against Vinatieri becoming the fifth. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS | RB Fred Taylor | The wait continued in 2025 for Taylor, a Hall of Fame finalist for the second straight year, but he did not get the nod. Taylor, who retired in 2011, ranks 17th in NFL history with 11,695 rushing yards and holds numerous Jaguars records. The only running back ahead of him on the all-time rushing list who is not in the Hall of Fame is Frank Gore, and he is likely to get into Canton eventually. TENNESSEE TITANS | RB Derrick Henry | Titans legends Eddie George and Steve McNair advanced in the Hall of Fame voting process for 2025, but there is a good chance neither will get into Canton. Henry, meanwhile, is already 19th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list with 11,423 yards and coming off a season in which he ran for 1,921 yards. Henry, who spent the majority of his career in Tennessee, should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. — Steve DelVecchio
Speaking before Thursday's series opener with the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto provided some excellent news on Victor Robles and his potential return to the field, saying that he could be back on the major league roster earlier in September than originally thought. The following transcript comes from Seattle Sports 710: "...in the last two days we were informed that if all goes well, Vic has the potential of getting on our roster at some point in September, maybe more early than late. “Obviously we don’t have the ability to get through any setback, there’s not enough time left on the calendar. But right now he’s working his tail off. It’s trending in the right direction.” This is obviously great news for the Mariners, who have missed Robles at the top of the order, and on the bases. He's been out since early April with a fracture in his left shoulder. We have seen videos of him swinging on the field in just the last few days, which is a major step. The ROOT Sports telecast reported that he was practicing modified diving on Thursday, presumably as a way to test range of motion. While it's hard to count on anything from Robles at this point, his return would be a welcome one for a roster that needs another right-handed hitting option in the outfield. In a perfect world, he would be able to platoon with Dominic Canzone or Luke Raley in right field. Robles was hitting .273 in the early going for Seattle.He stole 30 bases in 77 games last season and is a spark plug at the top of the lineup. The M's have utilized J.P. Crawford in the leadoff spot in his absence for most of the year, but Randy Arozarena assumed the leadoff spot in Thursday's 6-0 win. The Mariners are 58-52 and in sole possession of the third and final wild card spot.
The Seattle Seahawks are counting on new quarterback Sam Darnold to continue the play he had with the Minnesota Vikings this past season. Darnold hit career highs in every statistical category for the Vikings last season, which included his career high in passing yards (4,319) and touchdown passes (35). However, it is never too early to be thinking about the future, and that's exactly what the Seahawks did when they selected Alabama quarterback Jalen Milroe in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Milroe was a bright spot in a Crimson Tide team that terribly missed their legendary head coach, Nick Saban, this past season. Brady Henderson of ESPN recently shared an update on what Milroe has looked like during Seahawks camp, and fans could start getting a little excited about what Milroe could potentially bring to the offense. "With Milroe quarterbacking the third-team offense during a two-minute period late in practice, Kubiak had him roll out to his left on a bootleg. Milroe turned the corner, and with the Blue Angels buzzing overhead, he turned on the jets for a gain of roughly 20 yards. Shortly after, he zipped a ball to fullback Brady Russell on a post route, picking up 35-plus yards," wrote Henderson. Milroe is showing off his legs during practice, which is something he will have the upper hand on with Darnold if things go south during the season. However, the rookie has currently only been working with the third-team offense so far.
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