Danilo Gallinari, in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport, confirmed that he will retire from the Italian national team following EuroBasket 2025.
“I’m missing a medal with the national team, and then I can be happy. It’s also hard to quantify what could have been and wasn’t: I started with the Azzurri at 17-18 years old, when the 2004 Olympic group was still there, and of all the possible summers since then, I missed eight. That’s a lot. Sometimes I wonder what could have happened if I had played those eight summers too — better not to think about it. Every summer anything can happen, even this one… I don’t want to put pressure on the guys, but honestly I see a team that I think is strong and can do well. I expect a lot from this group. I’m fired up for this, especially since it will be my last time with the national team, which adds some extra emotion.”
Gallinari also commented on the NBA Europe project:
“I think it’s a wonderful idea, though I don’t know how or when it will happen. I had the opportunity to take part in some of the meetings to understand the value of this idea, having conversations with people familiar with both worlds. From what I understand, things are moving forward step by step. I believe it can be something positive for a league as global as the NBA. EuroLeague is a beautiful competition — I follow it, I really enjoy watching it — but if there’s something the NBA can contribute, hopefully they can make it work.”
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