Gallinari could miss a month: An MRI taken on Denver F Danilo Gallinari determined a chip fracture in his left ankle was likely from a previous injury, but there is no timetable for his return, the team announced Tuesday. Gallinari, who suffered the injury during Monday's game against Houston, will remain in a walking boot for three to five days and receive treatment for a significant ankle sprain. Gallinari is averaging a career-high 17.0 points per game this season. "With these kind of things, you want to take your time and heal the right way," Gallinari said. (Updated 02/07/2012)
Injury Report
Ankle - Out until at least mid-February (Updated - 2/7/12)
Fantasy Analysis
Considering Gallinari's reaction Monday night, it appears the injury isn't as serious as originally thought. However, it's still undetermined how long he will be out, but Nuggets coach George Karl suggested the standout forward could miss a month of playing time. That would likely be a better scenario for Fantasy owners who have enjoyed Gallinari's breakout campaign as he could have been out longer. He will miss Denver's remaining three games in Fantasy Week 7 (Feb. 6-12) and will be an injury risk for the next scoring period. Leave him reserved in all Fantasy formats. (Updated 02/07/2012).
02/09/2012 23:35 Curry nets 36 as Warriors top Nuggets
Stephen Curry scored a season-best 36 points and the Golden State Warriors handed the fading Denver Nuggets their fifth straight loss, 109-101 on Thursday night.
02/09/2012 02:40 Courtside Seat: Looking back to look forward
As the season progresses, you might start looking at your Fantasy team and wonder who was most worthy of your selection. Our Jamey Eisenberg examines how the Top 12 players drafted are performing so far in different leagues in his Courtside Seat.
02/05/2012 00:36 Batum, Blazers thump Nuggets
Nicolas Batum set a Trail Blazers record with nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 33 points, LaMarcus Aldridge added 29 points and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 117-97 Saturday night.
02/04/2012 01:29 Lakers start road trip by edging Nuggets
Andrew Bynum scored 22 points, Kobe Bryant added 20 and the Los Angeles Lakers opened a season-high six-game trip with a 93-89 victory over the weary Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
02/03/2012 01:49 Gallinari, Nuggets shoot down Clippers
Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, including all five of his 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Clippers 112-91 on Thursday night, ending Los Angeles' season-high four-game winning streak that included a victory against the Nuggets last weekend.
Gallinari averaged 15.9 points per game last year over 48 contests with the Knicks. After coming over to Denver, Gallinari put up 14.7 points per game in a lower-scoring offense. With Denver coach George Karl having so much confidence in the 23-year-old, Fantasy owners might be able to expect him to fall between the two scoring averages as he figures to play a prominent role in the offense in 2011-12. Gallinari shot 37 percent from 3-point range after coming over to Denver and he averaged around a 3-pointer and a half per game last year. He started grabbing more rebounds with Denver and averaged 5.4 per night over his final 14 games of the season. Karl has already said that he expects Gallinari to see an increased responsibility in the rotation and that can only compute to an improvement in the young Italian’s game. Gallinari will help your Fantasy team in scoring, rebounding and shooting and is well-worth drafting beginning in the middle rounds on Draft Day. The potential starter in all Fantasy formats should be considered a sleeper with pretty large upside. He’s already just inside the top 50 Fantasy forwards to target heading into the season. (Updated 8/28/11)
