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Denver Nuggets: The Importance of Danilo Gallinari

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Apr 2, 2016; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets forward Danilo Gallinari (8) looks on from the bench in the third quarter against the Sacramento Kings at the Pepsi Center. The Kings defeated the Nuggets 115-106. Mandatory Credit: Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

The Denver Nuggets will be back and better than ever as Danilo Gallinari, there leading scorer, is back. But, how crucial is he to their success?

In short, his health and success is very crucial, and on the court, it can be attributed to several reasons. But we will only go through one in this rather short article.

Danilo Gaillinari has a nack of getting to the three throw line at a high pace, and for reasons, his influence in the offense can not be stressed.

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Gallinari, by averaging 1.6 threes per game, has the ability to stretch the floor on offense, and with his size, he also has the ability to play the power forward.

Gallinari was fourth in free throw attempts per game with 8.2, and he was only behind superstars James Harden, DeMarcus Cousins, and DeMar DeRozan. On the same line as that, the Rooster was  fourth in free throw made per game with 7.1. His stellar 86.8 free throw percentage helps the Nuggets earn much needed points.

This wonderful characteristic from Gallinari along with his lethal isolation scoring will again help the Denver Nuggets to take over in some crunch time games.

A healthy Gallinari, Chandler, and Nurkic should be able to defeat the Las Vegas oddsmakers and win over 34.5 games this season.

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This season should be a year that revitalizes the Mile High City and prepares them for the following season of spectacular basketball.

Watch for Gallinari to again be the leader of this asset-rich squad.

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