Finally won the championship at the age of 37! Gallinari s career review, Puerto Rico League realizes its dream!

Brothers, do you remember Gallinari?

Recently, the Puerto Rico Basketball League (BSN) finals ended, and Garlinari helped his Bayamon team successfully defeat Ponce with a big score of 4-1.

This is the first championship in Gallinari's career. Not only that, he was also elected as the FMVP. During the finals, he averaged 24.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game.

It is worth mentioning that there are many other former NBA players on the same team as Garlinari, including McGee, Reinardo Balkman and Dualte.

I looked up the data of this round of finals, which is quite interesting:

1, Garlinari missed G1, Duarte only played G1 due to injury, McGee scored 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists in G1

2, Garlinari came back from G2, and then scored 22 points, 31 points, 21 points, and 24 points in the following four games, respectively. McGee did not lose to Garlinari in the first four games, and won 24 Scores of 10 rebounds, 11 points and 10 rebounds, 33 points and 12 rebounds and 21 points and 5 rebounds, but G5 only played 17 minutes (maybe an injury?), scored 0 points and 3 rebounds

For most fans, Garynalli's name should be familiar with him. He was the No. 6 pick in the 2008 first round, grew up and played well in the Knicks. Later, in 2011, Garynalli was sent to the Nuggets in the big deal about Anthony of the Knicks.

In Denver, Garinali played for nearly six seasons. In the 2012-13 season, Garinali also helped the Nuggets achieve the best 57 wins and 25 losses in team history with Iguodala, Faried, Lawson and others. Many fans should be familiar with that year. The Nuggets entered the playoffs in the West, but were defeated by the Warriors, the sixth-ranked West in the first round.

That round of the series was one of Curry's famous works. The showdown between the two teams was once regarded as "track and field team" vs "shooting team". Garinali was a member of the Nuggets, but because of an injury at the end of the season (torn cruciate ligament of the left knee), Garinali did not play in this round, which is also a major reason why the Nuggets were defeated by the bottom.

Gallinari during the Nuggets can be said to be at the peak of his career. His two best seasons:

-15-16 season, averaging 19.5 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 36.4%

-16-17 season, averaging 18.2 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 38.9%

may be because of his long time. After winning the championship, the Nuggets official also tweeted to congratulate Gallinari on winning the championship.

In the 2017 offseason, Garinali was sent to the Clippers by the Nuggets. Many fans of Garinali should also remember that, especially in the 2018-19 season, the Civilian Clippers not only made it to the playoffs, but also fought with the Warriors in the first round and created the most 31-point reversal in the playoff history.

This year, Gallinari performed very well, averaging 19.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, with the highest score in his career, with a three-point shooting percentage of 43.3%. Although his efficiency was reduced in the playoffs, he still averaged 19.7 points per game.

The next is the 2019 offseason, when Garlinari was sent to the Thunder together with rookie Alexander and multiple draft picks (one of which chose Javier).

It was originally thought that Garlinari would play badly when he went to the Thunder, but in the 2019-20 season, Garlinari brought the Thunder into the playoffs together with Paul, Schroeder, Alexander and others. His personal performance was still outstanding, averaging 18.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, and a three-point shooting percentage of 40.5%. In the offseason of 2020, Garlinari became a free agent and then joined the Hawks on a three-year, 61.5 million contract.

Gallinari's role changed a lot during this period, from starting to substitute, averaged less than 25 minutes per game, and his score was reduced to 13.3 points. However, in the first year he joined the Hawks, he helped the Hawks reach the Eastern Conference Finals.

The second year, Gallinari was still a substitute of the Hawks, but he still averaged 11.7 points per game and shot 38.1% from three-pointers, which is also his fourth consecutive season in three-point shooting percentage exceeding 38%.

In the 2022 offseason, Garlinari was traded to the Spurs and was immediately cut, and then joined the Celtics for 13.3 million in 2 years.

At this time, the Celtics had just lost to the Warriors in the finals. Gallinari's joining was considered a major signing, but unfortunately, that year's World Cup qualifier, Gallinari suffered a torn cruciate ligament on his left knee and was reimbursed without a single game of the season.

In the 2023 offseason, the Celtics sent Garinari to the Wizards (Porzingis trade). In the following two seasons, Garinari played for the Wizards, the Pistons and the Bucks respectively, but due to injuries, he was no longer as good as before and did not play at all. In the offseason in 2024, Garlinari bid farewell to the NBA and thought he would return to Europe, but eventually joined the Puerto Rico League.

Although the level of this league is completely incomparable to the NBA, no matter that, at this age, after suffering a serious injury, it is a commendable thing to lead the team to win the championship and be elected as the FMVP.

Looking back at Garlinari's NBA career, he has never won a championship or entered the All-Star, which is obviously not a brilliant one, but he has been an excellent starting player for most of his career. His total salary exceeds 200 million can also show that he is indeed at a certain level..

And, Gallinari is actually a scarce space-type big man in today's era. If he was not injured, he might have become the puzzle for the Celtics to win the championship (later Porzingis did), and he may be active in the league now.

As for the future, objectively speaking, even if he wins the Puerto Rico League and wins the FMVP, Gallinari is likely to be unable to return to the NBA, but basketball is not the only NBA. I hope he can continue to create his own glory in the rest of his basketball career.