"I feel better,'' Gallinari said. "For example, I'm sleeping without pain. I didn't sleep for a lot of months. So it's a big improvement. Pain is not the same. I'm feeling a lot better. Hopefully I'll be perfect in the next three months and be ready for training camp.''

Gallinari began rehab yesterday - stretching and massages. He doesn't know when he'll be able to run and will see how he feels in July before making a commitment for summer league. Odds are, he doesn't play.

Gallinari still talked about "discomfort'' in his leg, but claims it's normal. "It's not pain,'' said Gallinari, who competed in 28 games. "It's discomfort. It's the normal discomfort because I was working on it for eighth months. It's not going to go away in one week.''