Danilo Gallinari vs. Nene Season by Season Comparison

Side by side comparison of each NBA season of Nene and Danilo Gallinari, from their rookie seasons to their last year played, in chronological order with awards, stats, championships and playoff performance of their teams every year.

Player comparisons:
Career comparison / Season by season / Games against each other

Who had the better rookie season? Who had best stats in their 10th season? Who won a championship first? These questions and many others, are answered here.

Danilo Gallinari played 14 years in the NBA, 3 less than Nene, who played 17. Danilo Gallinari had the first of his seasons in 2008-09, while Nene had his rookie season in 2002-03. With that starting point, here you can take a look at each of their seasons side by side and compare how their careers evolved in achivements, awards and championships won, the stats they recorded both in the Regular Season and the Playoffs and how their teams performed in the postseason.

Their Careers

Player
Total Seasons Playoffs Played NBA Years
Danilo Gallinari 14 7 2008-09 to 2023-24
Nene 17 12 2002-03 to 2018-19

Comparison Season by Season

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Rookie Season

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2008-092002-03
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards -Achievement All-Rookie First Team
Playoffs Did Not PlayDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 28 14.7 6.1 0.5 1.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.1 0.5 1.7 2.0 4.5 .448 1.1 2.6 .444 0.9 1.0 .963
Nene 80 28.2 10.5 2.6 3.5 6.1 1.9 1.6 0.8 2.3 3.7 4.0 7.7 .519 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 4.3 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene ------- --- ----------

Season 2

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2009-102003-04
Team New York KnicksDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 81 33.9 15.1 0.8 4.1 4.9 1.7 0.9 0.7 1.4 2.4 4.8 11.4 .423 2.3 6.0 .381 3.1 3.8 .818
Nene 77 32.5 11.8 2.0 4.5 6.5 2.2 1.5 0.5 2.4 3.6 4.3 8.2 .530 0.0 0.0 .000 3.1 4.6 .682
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 5 26.6 7.8 2.4 2.6 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.6 1.8 4.4 3.2 7.2 .444 0.0 0.0 - 1.4 2.6 .538

Season 3

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2010-112004-05
Team New York Knicks, Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 62 33.9 15.6 1.0 4.0 4.9 1.7 0.8 0.4 1.3 2.3 4.3 10.3 .414 1.7 4.7 .352 5.4 6.3 .862
Nene 55 23.9 9.6 1.9 4.0 5.9 1.5 0.9 0.9 1.7 3.0 3.5 7.0 .503 0.0 0.0 .000 2.5 3.9 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 5 29.6 12.0 0.2 3.2 3.4 2.0 0.8 0.0 1.4 3.4 3.8 8.8 .432 1.4 3.0 .467 3.0 4.2 .714
Nene 5 20.0 6.6 1.8 3.2 5.0 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.0 3.2 1.8 4.2 .429 0.0 0.0 - 3.0 4.6 .652

Season 4

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2011-122005-06
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Nuggets Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 43 31.4 14.6 0.7 4.0 4.7 2.7 1.0 0.5 1.6 2.0 4.5 10.8 .414 1.4 4.3 .328 4.2 4.9 .871
Nene 1 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 7 31.7 13.4 1.3 3.9 5.1 2.4 0.7 0.6 1.3 2.1 4.9 13.4 .362 0.6 3.3 .174 3.1 3.4 .917
Nene ------- --- ----------

Season 5

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2012-132006-07
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 71 32.5 16.2 0.9 4.3 5.2 2.5 0.9 0.5 1.6 1.8 5.1 12.3 .418 1.9 5.1 .373 4.0 4.9 .822
Nene 64 26.8 12.2 2.3 4.7 7.0 1.2 1.0 0.9 2.0 3.3 4.6 8.1 .570 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.4 .689
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 5 35.8 15.2 4.4 3.4 7.8 2.4 0.6 0.6 2.6 4.2 6.2 10.6 .585 0.0 0.0 - 2.8 3.6 .778

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2013-14.

Season 6

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2014-152007-08
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 59 24.2 12.4 0.5 3.2 3.7 1.4 0.8 0.3 1.0 1.6 3.9 9.6 .401 1.8 5.1 .355 2.9 3.2 .895
Nene 16 16.6 5.3 1.9 3.6 5.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 1.3 2.9 1.8 4.4 .408 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.1 .551
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 3 10.0 4.3 1.0 1.3 2.3 0.3 0.7 0.3 0.7 2.7 1.7 3.0 .556 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.0 1.000

Season 7

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2015-162008-09
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf Finals
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 53 34.7 19.5 1.0 4.3 5.3 2.5 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.6 5.4 13.2 .410 1.6 4.5 .364 7.1 8.2 .868
Nene 77 32.6 14.6 2.4 5.4 7.8 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.9 3.6 5.6 9.2 .604 0.0 0.1 .200 3.5 4.8 .723
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 16 32.8 11.5 2.3 5.2 7.5 2.6 1.3 0.6 1.9 4.1 4.3 7.9 .548 0.0 0.0 - 2.9 4.4 .657

Season 8

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2016-172009-10
Team Denver NuggetsDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 63 33.9 18.2 0.6 4.5 5.2 2.1 0.6 0.2 1.3 1.5 5.3 11.9 .447 2.0 5.1 .389 5.5 6.1 .902
Nene 82 33.6 13.8 2.0 5.6 7.6 2.5 1.4 1.0 1.5 3.4 5.1 8.7 .587 0.0 0.0 .000 3.6 5.1 .704
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 5 33.8 11.4 1.6 4.2 5.8 2.2 1.2 0.2 0.8 3.4 3.6 5.8 .621 0.0 0.0 - 4.2 7.2 .583

Season 9

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2017-182010-11
Team Los Angeles ClippersDenver Nuggets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Did Not PlayNuggets Lost West Conf 1st Rd
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 21 32.0 15.3 0.4 4.4 4.8 2.0 0.6 0.5 1.2 1.4 4.9 12.2 .398 1.7 5.3 .324 3.9 4.1 .931
Nene 75 30.5 14.5 1.9 5.7 7.6 2.0 1.1 1.0 1.8 3.2 5.4 8.7 .615 0.0 0.1 .200 3.8 5.4 .711
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 5 32.4 14.2 2.8 6.2 9.0 1.6 1.0 0.8 1.6 3.4 4.4 9.2 .478 0.0 0.0 - 5.4 9.6 .563

Season 10

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2018-192011-12
Team Los Angeles ClippersDenver Nuggets, Washington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Clippers Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 68 30.3 19.8 0.8 5.3 6.1 2.6 0.7 0.3 1.5 1.9 6.0 13.0 .463 2.4 5.5 .433 5.4 6.0 .904
Nene 39 28.5 13.7 1.6 5.8 7.5 2.1 1.1 1.0 2.5 2.4 5.4 10.1 .537 0.0 0.1 .000 2.9 4.3 .673
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 6 33.5 19.8 1.5 4.7 6.2 2.7 1.3 0.2 1.8 2.3 6.5 18.5 .351 2.2 7.2 .302 4.7 5.5 .848
Nene ------- --- ----------

Season 11

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2019-202012-13
Team Oklahoma City ThunderWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Thunder Lost West Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 62 29.6 18.7 0.5 4.6 5.2 1.9 0.7 0.1 1.2 1.2 5.8 13.2 .438 2.9 7.1 .405 4.3 4.8 .893
Nene 61 27.2 12.6 1.7 5.0 6.7 2.9 0.9 0.6 2.3 2.8 4.7 9.7 .480 0.0 0.0 .000 3.2 4.4 .729
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 7 30.3 15.0 0.7 4.7 5.4 1.0 0.7 0.1 2.1 1.6 4.6 11.3 .405 1.7 5.3 .324 4.1 4.3 .967
Nene ------- --- ----------

Season 12

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2020-212013-14
Team Atlanta HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf FinalsWizards Lost East Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 51 24.0 13.3 0.3 3.8 4.1 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.8 2.1 4.0 9.3 .434 2.0 5.0 .406 3.2 3.4 .925
Nene 53 29.4 14.2 1.2 4.3 5.5 2.9 1.2 0.9 2.2 3.1 5.6 11.2 .503 0.0 0.1 .200 2.9 5.0 .583
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 18 24.6 12.8 0.4 3.4 3.9 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.8 2.6 4.1 9.7 .425 1.9 4.7 .405 2.7 2.9 .942
Nene 10 32.5 13.7 0.8 4.5 5.3 2.6 0.9 1.1 1.7 3.6 6.4 13.8 .464 0.0 0.0 - 0.9 2.6 .346

Season 13

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2021-222014-15
Team Atlanta HawksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Hawks Lost East Conf 1st RdWizards Lost East Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 66 25.3 11.7 0.5 4.1 4.7 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.6 1.4 3.9 9.0 .434 1.7 4.5 .381 2.1 2.4 .904
Nene 67 25.3 11.0 1.3 3.9 5.1 1.8 1.0 0.3 1.9 2.7 4.6 9.0 .511 0.0 0.1 .200 1.8 3.0 .604
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 5 22.4 10.2 0.4 3.8 4.2 0.8 0.2 0.0 1.0 1.2 3.6 9.0 .400 0.8 3.0 .267 2.2 2.2 1.000
Nene 10 25.7 7.9 2.5 4.1 6.6 1.5 0.9 0.3 1.4 3.2 3.4 7.6 .447 0.0 0.0 - 1.1 2.3 .478

Note: Danilo Gallinari didn't play in 2022-23.

Season 14

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season 2023-242015-16
Team Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee BucksWashington Wizards
Honors & Awards
Playoffs Bucks Lost East Conf 1st RdDid Not Play
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 49 12.8 5.7 0.4 1.8 2.2 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 1.0 1.7 3.9 .437 0.6 1.9 .323 1.7 2.0 .857
Nene 57 19.2 9.2 0.9 3.6 4.5 1.7 0.9 0.5 1.3 2.7 3.7 6.7 .544 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.2 .578
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari 3 12.3 3.7 0.3 2.7 3.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 1.3 2.7 .500 0.0 0.7 .000 1.0 1.3 .750
Nene ------- --- ----------

Season 15

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season -2016-17
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf Semis
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Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 67 17.9 9.1 1.4 2.8 4.2 1.0 0.8 0.6 1.1 2.4 3.7 5.9 .617 0.0 0.1 .333 1.7 2.9 .589
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 9 17.9 10.0 1.2 3.4 4.7 0.6 0.7 0.4 1.0 2.7 4.0 5.7 .706 0.0 0.1 .000 2.0 3.4 .581

Season 16

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season -2017-18
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf Finals
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 52 14.6 6.5 1.0 2.3 3.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 0.7 2.4 2.6 4.6 .569 0.0 0.0 .000 1.3 2.1 .636
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 11 9.7 2.8 0.5 2.0 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.5 0.7 1.6 1.1 1.8 .600 0.0 0.0 - 0.6 1.0 .636

Season 17

Danilo Gallinari Nene
Season -2018-19
Team -Houston Rockets
Honors & Awards
Playoffs -Rockets Lost West Conf Semis
more >>
Regular Season Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 42 13.0 3.6 0.8 2.1 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 2.1 1.4 2.8 .517 0.0 0.1 .000 0.7 1.1 .660
Playoffs Stats
G Min Pts ORb DRb Reb Ast Stl Blk TO PF FGM / A % 3PM / A % FTM / A %
Danilo Gallinari ------- --- ----------
Nene 7 7.6 3.9 1.3 0.7 2.0 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 1.0 1.4 1.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 - 1.0 1.3 .778