Danilo Gallinari , the No. 6 overall pick to the New York Knicks in the 2008 NBA Draft who played for eight different teams across 14 NBA seasons, retired Tuesday, he announced on social media.

"I don't remember when you really came into my life," Gallinari, 37, says in Italian in the accompanying video. "Maybe the day I first heard the ball bounce or maybe when I realized there was something more beyond that sound. You've been a dream, a refuge, a constant challenge. You made me grow up. You made me fall. You picked me back up, and you taught me to never stop believing and trying. Together we've lived moments that became snapshots in the album of my memories.

"Thanks to you I've met wonderful people, friends, rivals, travel companions. In every battle, every tear, every celebration

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