Danilo Gallinari 2018-2019 Season Outlook

[HulkSmash 295]

On 11/1/2018 at 8:07 PM, StifleTower2 said:

If you drafted him, you bet against the market, and bet on him staying healthy.  So far he’s exeeded expectations and he’s been healthy so what’s the problem?  If you trade him now for a midrange asset below what he’s producing you’re selling him for less than his present value to subsidize risk.  But you wouldn’t have drafted him if you weren’t willing to take on some risk.  Selling is a panic move imo.  

 

I get what you're saying. It's one perspective on a draft strategy but...

 

I drafted Gallo for $1 at auction knowing he is a top 35 producer when healthy. I've owned him before and his talent is tremendous.  I chose to look at drafting him with strict discipline and no attachment, crossing my fingers for at least a month while he plays the way I know he can play and hopefully shakes the injury prone tag from 1 or more team owners in my league.  I'm not looking at Gallo as a player on my roster, he's basically an extra $25 on draft day.  If it was a snake draft, it would be like having 2 4th round picks.  We're playing with fire every week you put him in your line up.  There are guys that are prone to missing time with injuries each season seeming soft, and there's guys that have bodies that fail them.  Then there are guys like Gallo who are both, and have had long careers to make it clear they should not be depended on to win a championship.  Nothing in life is a guarantee, and I'm all about taking risks on break-out players like Levert, Lavine, Buddy Hield, or proven stars that have some injury concerns like Kyrie, Mike Conley, or John Wall, but Gallo is a big no-no.

 

I'd rather have the following players over Gallo:

( key is they should be non-injury prone, and undervalued, or HIGH upside )  These players are possibly attainable 1 for 1 depending on the other team owner's needs

 

Mike Conley

Dearon Fox

Buddy Hield

Bradley Beal

Eric Bledsoe

Jason Tatum

Tobias Harris

Zach Lavine

Jrue Holiday

Josh Richardson

 

 

If you need a big man:

 

Marc Gasol

Lemarcus Aldridge

Deandre Ayton

Al Horford

and a really savvy move...Javale McGee

 

 

 

 

 

 

[StifleTower2 2,525]

Just now, HulkSmash said:

 

I get what you're saying. It's one perspective on a draft strategy but...

 

I drafted Gallo for $1 at auction knowing he is a top 35 producer when healthy. I've owned him before and his talent is tremendous.  I chose to look at drafting him with strict discipline and no attachment, crossing my fingers for at least a month while he plays the way I know he can play and hopefully shakes the injury prone tag from 1 or more team owners in my league.  I'm not looking at Gallo as a player on my roster, he's basically an extra $25 on draft day.  If it was a snake draft, it would be like having 2 4th round picks.  We're playing with fire every week you put him in your line up.  There are guys that are prone to missing time with injuries each season seeming soft, and there's guys that have bodies that fail them.  Then there are guys like Gallo who are both, and have had long careers to make it clear they should not be depended on to win a championship.  Nothing in life is a guarantee, and I'm all about taking risks on break-out players like Levert, Lavine, Buddy Hield, or proven stars that have some injury concerns like Kyrie, Mike Conley, or John Wall, but Gallo is a big no-no.

 

I'd rather have the following players over Gallo:

( key is they should be non-injury prone, and undervalued, or HIGH upside )  These players are possibly attainable 1 for 1 depending on the other team owner's needs

 

Mike Conley

Dearon Fox

Buddy Hield

Bradley Beal

Eric Bledsoe

Jason Tatum

Tobias Harris

Zach Lavine

Jrue Holiday

Josh Richardson

 

 

If you need a big man:

 

Marc Gasol

Lemarcus Aldridge

Deandre Ayton

Al Horford

and a really savvy move...Javale McGee

 

 

 

 

 

 

I would rather have most of those as well but no one in my leagues will trade them.  I’ve tried shopping Gallo before and trying to get a top 50 pick out of your opponent is like getting blood out of a turnip.  I’m assuming Gallo will regress to top 40, assuming he stays healthy.  So if you can get a top 40 pick with less injury risk then by all means.  But if the best you can get is a top 75 pick then I’ll hold.  It’s all about cost benefits analysis.

[wallacesnoop 377]

I just traded him for McCollum. The trade hasn't cleared yet but I'm already missing Gallo.  Still, was hard to pass on a top 50 player who doesn't miss games.

[jamaal99 80]

13 minutes ago, wallacesnoop said:

I just traded him for McCollum. The trade hasn't cleared yet but I'm already missing Gallo.  Still, was hard to pass on a top 50 player who doesn't miss games.

McCullom really? So me getting Gallo for ibaka is like a steal

[wallacesnoop 377]

2 minutes ago, jamaal99 said:

McCullom really? So me getting Gallo for ibaka is like a steal

I would say so, absolutely.

[Kobe824 70]

On 11/3/2018 at 7:07 PM, wallacesnoop said:

I just traded him for McCollum. The trade hasn't cleared yet but I'm already missing Gallo.  Still, was hard to pass on a top 50 player who doesn't miss games.

Dude must be a fantasy idiot sheesh

[ovofnd 545]

On 04/11/2018 at 10:07 AM, wallacesnoop said:

I just traded him for McCollum. The trade hasn't cleared yet but I'm already missing Gallo.  Still, was hard to pass on a top 50 player who doesn't miss games.

 

Baha highway robbery.

[sebapargue 98]

yeah, I can't seem to get anything for Gallo, trying for Buddy Hield..already traded LaVine for josh rich

[Dirty Little Birdie 1,124]

Gallos ROS projections from Yahoo are so bad. They must be assuming an injury at some point. I just sent an offer for Willie Cauley-Stein in my points league. Honestly though, theres so much potential if he can just stay healthy. 

[Ganandorf 438]

1. nah im good, im gonna ride him out, hes a serious serious serious FT anchor, helps so much

[Blue Eagles 117]

Looks like I'll be riding it out too. Decent owners won't bite on Gallo trade offers. 

 

A couple of things to note on Gallo's health this season.

 

1) He skipped the FIBA tournament in the off-season to concentrate on being healthy coming into the season. 

 

2) Doc Rivers looks like he's managing Gallo's minutes well may contribute to his ROS outlook. Gallinari has only played 21-26 minutes during blowouts, and 34+ minutes during close games. 

 

Hopefully this translates to around 70 games played this year for him. 

[bballshinobi 1,439]

This is going to be one of the funner threads this year. To his owners, every game he plays is one game closer to having the fantasy sleeper of the year. To his non-owners or ex-owners, every game he plays is one game closer towards the inevitability 

 

I traded Gallo and Myles Turner for Jrue Holiday last week, but let's hope the fun ride continues for one of the good guys in the NBA

Edited November 6, 2018 by bballshinobi

[JStyles 599]

Was offered Lonzo but couldn't bring myself to accept, ride or die with the rooster

[wallacesnoop 377]

3 minutes ago, JStyles said:

Was offered Lonzo but couldn't bring myself to accept, ride or die with the rooster

You can't take that.

[ovofnd 545]

Traded M Gasol for Hield/Gallo/Kanter accepting that I’ll probably get a handful of good Top 50 games from Gallo and almost none from Kanter 

 

The floor is Hield’s stand-alone value, the ceiling is Gallo is actually semi healthy and makes it through 50-60 games. That’s enough value to justify the move.

 

LEZGO GALLO.

[Kriggly 282]

Dude has had 2 seasons since 2008 playing 70+ games, the last of which was 2012.  I think I've owned him twice since 2012, and would never trade for him.  I think most teams are stuck with him, to be honest.  

[Cstover89 0]

Dude sat out last year with a strained a** and now he's rocking this year. Hilarious.

 

I wasted my waiver on him and I dont even care. Heres to living life on the wild side! 

[Ace_King 589]

He was a very late round pick or a $1 player. Anything he provides while healthy is gravy imo. This year is different than past years because the production is still very good but he came essentially for free this year.

[richg24 1,773]

44 minutes ago, Cstover89 said:

Dude sat out last year with a strained a** and now he's rocking this year. Hilarious.

 

I wasted my waiver on him and I dont even care. Heres to living life on the wild side! 

He wasn't drafted in your league but you are living life on the wild side by picking up a guy ranked top 25 lmao

[Cstover89 0]

2 minutes ago, richg24 said:

He wasn't drafted in your league but you are living life on the wild side by picking up a guy ranked top 25 lmao

Nah, he was drafted and dropped by a rookie owner. Used my #1 claim on him.

 

I still consider that a risk considering this guys injury history. 

[richg24 1,773]

7 minutes ago, Cstover89 said:

Nah, he was drafted and dropped by a rookie owner. Used my #1 claim on him.

 

I still consider that a risk considering this guys injury history. 

Bruh if someone in your league dropped gallo after a top 25 start then you don't have any risk don't worry

Edited November 6, 2018 by richg24

[Cstover89 0]

15 minutes ago, richg24 said:

Bruh if someone in your league dropped gallo after a top 25 start then you don't have any risk don't worry

Yeah...well...that's just like...your opinion, man.

[GriffeySwag 1,141]

1 hour ago, Cstover89 said:

Nah, he was drafted and dropped by a rookie owner. Used my #1 claim on him.

 

I still consider that a risk considering this guys injury history. 

No one cares about your public league or your fake anxiety over using a #1 waiver on a top 30 player.

 

Thanks for contributing absolutely nothing to this thread.

[ellejamil 814]

5 hours ago, JStyles said:

Was offered Lonzo but couldn't bring myself to accept, ride or die with the rooster

You absolutely must not take that. 

[ellejamil 814]

I have him in one of my other leagues (8-team) where my theme was "high risk, high reward". Gallo was a WW pick and man can he anchor FT's like no other.