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Posted: Monday July 7, 2008 10:58AM; Updated: Monday July 7, 2008 10:58AM Fans weren't crazy about the Knicks' pick, but the team's new leadership has a plan -- and its eyes on LeBron in 2010 The Knicks hope their top pick in last Thursday's draft embodies their future: Forward Danilo Gallinari hasn't stopped growing (he's 6' 9" and counting), he has the versatility required for new coach Mike D'Antoni's open-court offense, and he embraces the challenges of playing for the NBA's most difficult audience -- even after being booed by fans at Madison Square Garden when commissioner David Stern announced him as the sixth overall selection. "Milan is similar to New York, because as soon as you do something that's not good, [fans] boo you," says Gallinari, the 19-year-old star of the Italian club Armani Jeans Milano. "It's a tough... [read full story]
