“In the third level you can have only one American on your team. In the second level you can have two, and in the first level you can have as many as you want. So I was 17 playing against men, some who were 30 or 35. It's a good way to develop, playing in Europe. You can get better faster.”

Italian former professional basketball player, born 1988

Danilo Gallinari is an Italian former professional basketball player. Born in 1988, he spent 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association and is best known for his years in the league after beginning his professional career in Italy. He was selected sixth overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New York Knicks, after four seasons as a professional in his home country. Gallinari played two and a half seasons with New York before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2011.