Ex-Knick Danilo Gallinari retires after 16 years in NBA

Danilo Gallinari is calling it a career.

The former Knick and 16-year NBA veteran announced he was retiring from professional basketball on Tuesday in a heartfelt social media post.

“Today, with a heart full of gratitude, I am announcing my retirement from the career I’ve always dreamed of,” the 37-year-old wrote on X, while also sharing a montage of career highlights.

After four years playing professionally in his native Italy, Gallinari was taken with the sixth overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Knicks. He remains the second-highest player picked from Italy.

He spent two and a half years in New York, averaging 13.7 points (shooting 37.7 percent from 3-point range), 4.3 points and 1.5 assists per game.

In the middle of the 2010-11 season with the Knicks, Gallinari was traded to the Nuggets in the three-team blockbuster that landed Carmelo Anthony in New York.

He spent the next six years in Denver and saw his points per game rise to 16.2.

Gallinari then bounced around the NBA, playing for the Clippers, Thunder, Hawks, Wizards, Pistons and Bucks.

He finished with 11,607 points, the most by an Italian in the NBA.

This year, while he did not play in the NBA, he suited up with Vaqueros de Bayamón in Puerto Rico, winning a title and Finals MVP.

“It’s been an incredible journey filled with countless memories that I will carry with me for the rest of my life,” he wrote in his social media post. “Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.”