The Boston Celtics are currently negotiating with the Denver Nuggets on a possible trade involving former Italian League MVP Danilo Gallinari, as reported by the Boston Herald. The report said that initial talks had been unsuccessful, but both teams agreed in reviving the discussions on the 6-foot-10 stretch four.

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However, there were conflicting speculations about the willingness of the Nuggets to deal Gallinari. Some accounts said that Denver is keen on trading him "for the proper price" while others affirmed that new coach Mike Malone wants him and that he is going nowhere.

One area of concern about the former Olimpia Milano standout is that his numbers had been dipping. Last season, he averaged 12.4 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists in only 59 games, a significant drop from the 16.2-3.7-1.4 output he produced in 2012-2013 before he tore his ACL.

The injury forced Gallinari to miss the entire 2013-2014 season and his game was never the same again. He was a resident starter for Denver prior to the setback but was utilized coming off the bench since he came back.

Bleacher Report indicated optimism about the 2008 sixth overall pick as the injury seemed to have healed completely and the 26-year-old might come back in October at a hundred percent form.

Boston is reportedly more than able to absorb Gallinari's $11.6 million salary for next season, which is the last year of the four-year, $42 million extension he signed with Denver in 2012, even though they had also traded for power forward David Lee and his $15.4 million remuneration.

Denver might want to require some of the Celtics' draft picks to make the trade push through and Danny Ainge is said to be open for such a scenario.

With Gallinari at the three spot and Lee at the four, Boston's starting lineup will significantly improve especially on offense. Both players are capable of scoring more than 20 points a night with point guards Marcus Smart and Isaiah Thomas manning the show.

Although nothing is certain with regards to this trade as of the moment, SB Nation's Kevin O'Connor said that the rumor is "worth keeping an eye on" as it could potentially make the Celtics relevant again in the weaker Eastern Conference.

O'Connor suggested that Boston could offer Jared Sullinger and Evan Turner or James Young to the Nuggets for Gallinari.

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