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NBA: 10 players sure to regress in 2017-18

By Gerald Bourguet

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4. Danilo Gallinari

Suffice it to say that on a team with Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, not to mention Milos Teodosic, Patrick Beverley and Griffin all serving as playmakers with the ball in their hands, Danilo Gallinari probably won’t lead his team in scoring like he did last year with the Denver Nuggets.

Gallo is a great fit for the Los Angeles Clippers thanks to his 3-point stroke and ability to play the 4 in small-ball lineups, but expecting him to put up 18.2 points and 5.2 rebounds per game on .447/.389/.902 shooting splits like he did last year might not be realistic.

Even if he does emerge as a spot-up 3-point weapon and go-to scorer, Gallinari’s inability to stay healthy also looms as a potential problem. After missing the entire 2013-14 NBA season recovering from an ACL tear, he’s missed 23, 29 and 19 games over the next three years as well.