Gallinari came over in the Melo deal along with fellow starter Kosta Koufos, key reserve Wilson Chandler and emergency center Timofey Mozgov.

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But for the handful of NBA free agents like Wilson Chandler, J.

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Even well after the trade, D'Antoni often spoke fondly of the players the team gave up role players like Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler and Raymond Felton among them.

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Wilson Chandler scored 24 points and the Nuggets led by as many as 34 points on the way to winning their 10th straight game and 14th straight at home.

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Wilson Chandler had 16 points, and Corey Brewer and Kosta Koufos added 13 points apiece for the Nuggets, who need one win to match their longest home winning streak, from Jan. 28-April 20, 1989, despite missing Lawson.

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Wilson Chandler scored 23 points in place of Gallinari, and Ty Lawson added 22 in the Nuggets' 119-108 win Monday night in which Denver outscored the Lakers 33-3 on the fast break and 78-50 in the paint.

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The package it took to get him was more than Walsh would've liked Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Raymond Felton and Timofey Mozgov were four of their top six players but a necessary one for an elite player in his prime.

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Wilson Chandler had 16 points and Corey Brewer and Kosta Koufos added 13 points apiece for the Nuggets, who are one win shy of matching their longest home winning streak since Jan. 28-April 20, 1989, despite missing injured point guard Ty Lawson.

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