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blog.nj.com - 6/27/2008
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GREENBURGH, NY. -- First Donnie Walsh hired a coach who played professionally in Italy and speaks the language fluently, and then with his first draft pick he looked over to Italy and selected 6-8 forward Danilo Gallinari. Walsh said...
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... The Knicks draft the Italian, the New York crowd boos, same as it ever was. Gallinari says he will earn the applause; (from the Italian media). His shooting impressed the Knicks.
BUT.
Does Gallinari’s arrival mean a farewell to sixth man and rebounder extraordinaire David Lee:
David Lee, the most coveted Knick, will remain a potential chip, and there was talk that the Bobcats had offered point guard Raymond Felton for Lee. But a person with knowledge of the situation said there was nothing to that. ...
Related: firstcuts: reebok inks gallinari, debuts shoe
