After a season lost to injury, veteran forward Danilo Gallinari will look to make his Celtics debut during the 2023-24 campaign.
The sharpshooting Gallinari exercised his $6.8 million player option for next season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The 35-year-old forward is expected to serve as a scoring option off the bench for Boston, especially beyond the arc.
Boston could have used Gallinari’s 3-point shot during the 2022-23 season, especially during the postseason when its offense started to stagnate.
But after signing a two-year, $13.3 million contract with the Celtics back on July 10, Gallinari’s season ended prematurely when he tore his ACL during a FIBA qualifying game in August.