Interesting what if...if Gallo stayed healthy going into the playoffs of that 57-win season, do the Nuggets beat Golden State? (I think yes.)  Does JK have the guts to fire George Karl then? (Probably not.)  Does Gallo develop further into an All-Star if he avoids that injury? (Maybe.)  That's the whole "Sliding Doors" question of this franchise right now.  I like Gallinari, but the fact that he never plays 75+ games in a season combined with the money the Nuggets would have to pay to keep him despite never averaging 20 points a game makes this a necessary move.