Danilo Gallinari admitted that, while he's not experiencing discomfort in his surgically repaired knee, he's still not feeling 100 percent, the Denver Post reports.

Gallinari admitted that, while he's not experiencing discomfort in his surgically repaired knee, he's still not feeling 100 percent, the Denver Post reports.

Analysis:

Gallinari said he's close to where he needs to be, but he still lacks explosiveness and quickness. He's struggled mightily thus far, averaging just 4.7 points and 20 percent shooting. He shifted to the bench Wednesday - an effort by coach Brian Shaw to allow Gallinari a chance to play against Sacramento's second unit - but scored only seven points, going 1-of-7 from the field (1-6 3Pt). "It's not good, but if you have to look at the positive side it's good to let it out now," Gallinari said. "If at the end of the season it gets better, I'll take that over shooting good at the beginning and not shooting good towards the end of the season."