Danilo Gallinari is an Italian professional basketball player with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA. He is 2.08 m in height and 102 kg in weight. Danilo mainly plays at the small forward position. His nickname is Gallo, which is Italian for "Rooster". Gallinari's father, Vittorio Gallinari, played professional basketball with Olimpia Milano , Pallacanestro Pavia, Virtus Bologna, and Scaligera Basket Verona in the Italian league. Danilo starting playing professionally in 2004 for Casalpusterlengo, a team in Serie B1 . In 2005, Gallinari was acquired by Armani Jeans Milano, which then sent... him to Edimes Pavia, a team competing in the Italian league second division championship during the 2005–2006 season, so that he could earn more experience with extended playing minutes. Even though he played only half of the season due to an injury, in 2006 he was nominated as the best Italian player of the Italian league second division championship, averaging 14.3 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 steals, and 0.8 assists in 17 games.
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| Birthdate: | August 8, 1988 |
| Birthplace: | Sant'Angelo Lodigiano |
| Age: | 23 |
| Height: | 6' 10" |
| Weight: | 224.9 lbs. |
| All Positions Played: | Small forward |