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When the Atlanta Hawks traded for Danilo Gallinari, they sent two second-round draft picks to the OKC Thunder and got a starting-caliber player for three years at $60 million. This was a steal for the Hawks but it did mean they needed to carve out some playing time for the sweet-shooting big man.
This was made more complex by the injury suffered by Gallinari in the first week of the season. When Gallinari came back into the lineup, it seems that Lloyd Pierce had set his rotations and gameplans.