Danilo Gallinari and the Denver Nuggets have agreed to a four-year, $42 million contract extension, according to league sources.
Gallinari, in his fourth NBA season, is averaging 17.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for a Nuggets team that trails only Oklahoma City in the NBA's Western Conference and Northwest Division standings.
Drafted in the first round by the Knicks in 2008, Gallinari, a native of Italy, was part of last season's blockbuster trade that sent Carmelo Anthony to New York.
Gallinari outplayed Anthony in the first meeting since they were swapped in the blockbuster trade, scoring a career-high 37 points as the Nuggets outlasted the Knicks 119-114 in double overtime on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden. The Nuggets are 30-12 since reshaping their roster through the Anthony trade.
In an email to the AP, Gallinari, whom coach George Karl predicts will be an All-Star soon, said he really likes Denver and that it was "easy to make this decision."
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