NBA Trade Rumors: Why a Trade for Danilo Gallinari Could Be a Needed Move for the Los Angeles Clippers
Danilo Gallinari can opt to become a free agent at the end of this season
The Los Angeles Clippers are at a crossroads. Key members of their core can opt to become free agents at the end of the year and their window for contention may be closing, especially if they fail to impress again during the playoffs. This could be why they may already be attempting to push in their chips and go all-in this season, at least according to the latest NBA trade rumors.
According to a recent report from ESPN's Marc Stein, the Denver Nuggets have now apparently shifted their focus to trying to move forward Danilo Gallinari in the wake of trading Jusuf Nurkic just a few days ago.
Furthermore, league sources spoken to by Stein have indicated that the Toronto Raptors and the aforementioned Clippers may be interested in acquiring Gallinari.
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For the Clippers, trading for Gallinari now can be a risky but necessary move.
As stated earlier, important members of their team can enter free agency this offseason and those two happen to be their best players Chris Paul and Blake Griffin.
There's no guarantee that either of those two will return for next season especially if the Clippers fail to advance deep into the postseason again, so now would seem to be the right time for the team to do all they can to bolster the roster they currently have and go after their first NBA championship, even if that means giving up some future assets.
Whether the addition of Gallinari alone will be enough to push the Clippers over the top is of course something that cannot be answered at this moment, but the team may have to move ahead with the deal anyway if they want to improve their chances.
With a potentially franchise-altering offseason ahead of them, the Los Angeles Clippers will likely want to make sure that this season does not go to waste, which is why the NBA trade rumors that involve them will be worth monitoring throughout this trading season, as they may be making some important moves.
