Vittorio Gallinari (born 22 October 1958) is an Italian former basketball player and current sports agent. [1] He is the father of Danilo Gallinari, who plays for the Washington Wizards in the NBA.
He was born in Sant'Angelo Lodigiano. During his playing career, Gallinari was known as a tough defensive player. [2] He was also a teammate of former Houston Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni.
Joseph T. Johnson is an American former professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL) for the New Orleans Saints and the Green Bay Packers. In the 1994 NFL draft, he was selected by the Saints in the first round with the 13th overall pick. He was elected to the Pro Bowl after the 1998 season, missed the entire 1999 season with a severe knee injury that left his career in doubt, but came back in 2000 to once again be named to the Pro Bowl and also named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year. In 2002 Green Bay picked him up in free agency and ESPN named him the biggest free agency bust in Green Bay's history. The Packers gave the former Saints defender a six-year, $33 million contract that included a $6.5 million signing bonus. What they got in return was two sacks in 11 games over two injury-filled seasons, before they cut him. He played college football for the Louisville Cardinals. He was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2019.
Kimble Lynard Anders is an American former professional football player who was a fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars.
Joseph Donald Walsh Jr. is a front office adviser of the Indiana Pacers and a former professional basketball coach. He is also a former president of basketball operations for the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers.
Lee Melchionni is an American sports agent and former professional basketball player. Melchionni played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils in the NCAA.
Sant'Angelo Lodigiano is a comune (municipality) in the Province of Lodi in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southeast of Milan and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) southwest of Lodi.
Paul Randolph Coffman is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for 11 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, and Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). After attending high school in Chase, Kansas, he played college football for the Kansas State Wildcats, joining as a walk-on and playing tight end for four years. After completing college, Coffman became an undrafted free agent and joined the Packers. He was a three-time Pro Bowl selection. In 1994, he was inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame.
Danilo Gallinari is an Italian professional basketball player who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After spending his first four years as a professional in his native Italy, Gallinari was drafted sixth overall in the 2008 NBA draft by the New York Knicks. He played with the Knicks for two and a half seasons before being traded to the Denver Nuggets in 2011. He has also played for the Los Angeles Clippers, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Atlanta Hawks, the Washington Wizards and the Detroit Pistons.
Nathan Raymond Quinn Haynes is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder. His major league debut came with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on May 28, 2007, and he has played all three spots in the outfield since debuting. His mother is Karen Haynes, father is John Haynes, sister Kayla and two nieces
Gallinari is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Donald Maynard Brady is a former American football and Canadian football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and Canadian Football League (CFL). He was signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders as an undrafted free agent in 1995. He played college football at Wisconsin. He also played High School football at Wellington C. Mepham High School.
Weldon Brown is an American former gridiron football player. He played college football as a cornerback at Louisiana Tech University. Weldon was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL) on April 26, 2009, after the 2009 NFL draft. He played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Edmonton Eskimos from 2010 to 2012 and the Saskatchewan Roughriders from 2013 to 2015.
Unione Cestistica Casalpusterlengo, since 2016 known as Assigeco Piacenza, is an Italian professional basketball club based in Codogno, Lombardy.
Michael Peter Muscala is an American former professional basketball player. He played 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Boston Celtics, Washington Wizards, and Detroit Pistons. He played college basketball for the Bucknell Bison.
Jeffrey Bruce Christensen is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Eastern Illinois Panthers and was selected in the fifth round of the 1983 NFL draft. He played in the NFL for the Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns.
Simone Fontecchio is an Italian professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays at the small forward position.
Jito Kok is a Dutch professional basketball player who last played for Heroes Den Bosch of the BNXT League. Standing at 206 cm, Kok plays as center. He also plays for the Netherlands national team.
Jock Landale is an Australian professional basketball player for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Saint Mary's Gaels. Landale also represents the Australian national team. He was part of the Australian team that won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Travis Schlenk is an executive for the Washington Wizards of the NBA and a former executive for the Atlanta Hawks. Prior to joining the Hawks in May 2017, Schlenk was the assistant general manager of the Golden State Warriors, having joined that team prior to the 2004–05 season as a video scout. He has also worked as a video coordinator for the Miami Heat from 1999 to 2003, and as director of basketball operations for the University of Georgia basketball program from 1998 to 1999.
The 2019–20 Oklahoma City Thunder season was the 12th season of the franchise in Oklahoma City and the 53rd in the National Basketball Association (NBA). This was the Thunder's first season since 2007–08 without Russell Westbrook, as he was traded to the Houston Rockets for Chris Paul and future draft picks on July 11, 2019. The trade reunited Westbrook with former Thunder teammate James Harden, who had played for the team from 2009 to 2012. The trade also marked Chris Paul's first time since 2006–07 playing in Oklahoma City after playing his first two seasons there when he was a member of the New Orleans Hornets. This trade was preceded by a trade where Paul George was sent to the Los Angeles Clippers for Danilo Gallinari, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and a record 5 future 1st round draft picks on July 7.
The 2020–21 Atlanta Hawks season was the 72nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the 53rd in Atlanta. On March 1, 2021, head coach Lloyd Pierce was fired after a 14–20 start and replaced by Nate McMillan, who would serve out the remainder of the year as interim head coach. On May 12, the Hawks clinched their first playoff appearance since 2017, ending their four-year playoff drought. On May 15, The Hawks clinched their first Southeast Division title since 2014–15 when the Miami Heat lost to the Milwaukee Bucks 122–108.