Reports recently surfaced indicating that the Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets engaged in preliminary trade discussions centered on Danilo Gallinari. Though talks are rumored to be dead, Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald suggests that they could be revived. If those talks do in fact resurface and the Celtics are able to land Gallinari, it could be a big boost to the team’s shooting woes.

However, the value of the move would be dictated by two major factors: Gallinari’s health, and who or what the Celtics must part with in order to acquire him.

Given his recent health woes, trading for Gallinari is a big risk. After missing all of the 2013-14 season with a torn ACL, Gallinari battled knee soreness for the first month and a half last season before ultimately tearing the meniscus in his other knee. He missed a little over 20 games and returned in late January. However, he remained relatively healthy for the remainder of the campaign and did rediscover his scoring touch.

That being said, if Gallinari can make it through the season, he would provide a huge boost to a Celtics team that ranked 27th in the NBA in 3-point shooting. With a career 36 percent 3-point shooting percentage, Gallinari is an above average shooter. He also has big-game capabilities as he posted two 40-plus point games with the Nuggets last year.

It’s his combination of size and shooting that the Celtics so desperately need. Of the 15 players currently under contract for the Celtics, only four are taller than 6-foot-9. At 6-foot-10, Gallinari’s size allows him to get off his shot over most defenders.

What will it cost the Celtics? With Gallinari’s injury history, there has to be a limit as to what the Celtics are willing to offer. They don’t want to overpay for a guy who has had significant knee injuries — one on each knee — in each of the past two seasons. The Celtics have assets in the form of young talent, expiring contracts and draft picks. They have a collection of young guards, but so do the Nuggets. After selecting Emmanuel Mudiay in the first round this year, it’s unlikely that they would seek another one.

With only one center on the roster in Jusuf Nurkic, the Nuggets may have interest in a player like Tyler Zeller or Kelly Olynyk. Evan Turner is another player the Celtics could potentially offer. Losing Gallinari would leave a hole at small forward that Turner could help fill.

None of the players mentioned above would be enough to get Gallinari on their own. I’m not sure the Celtics have a player that they could trade straight up for him. Each proposal will probably need to include a first-round draft pick and probably multiple players in order to make the salaries match.

To some, Gallinari is viewed as an underachiever. Unfortunately for him, being selected sixth overall by a team like the New York Knicks comes with extremely high expectations. He may not have lived up to those expectations, but he has enjoyed a productive six-year career. For the right price, Gallinari would be a great addition for the Celtics.

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