Leaving a piece of his heart in both cities and teams, the Italian legend looked back at his eight years between Fenerbahce and Milan
Istanbul and Milan, Fenerbahce and Olimpia in Gigi Datome's words
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In 2015, Gigi Datome was eager to find himself more playing time in the NBA. He had crossed the Atlantic two years before to sign with the Detroit Pistons, but in late February 2015 – just before the trade deadline – he moved to the Boston Celtics. In Boston, Brad Stevens praised him as the team’s "best shooter" and it looked like he had found his rhythm with the Celtics.
His career in Europe hadn't seen him to go further than the Italian border, planting his roots from Sardinia all the way to the "Continent", as people from the island call the Peninsula. From then on, he gained experience between Siena and Scafati before bursting onto the scene in Rome.
He had never thought about playing in Turkiye, nor he had ever been in the country that lies in both Asia and Europe. While immersed in his endless thoughts about how to catch more attention in Boston, he thought about organizing a much-needed vacation there.
Four of his best friends and a marvelous city like Istanbul made for what should have been an unforgettable adventure, but something didn't go according to plan and the trip got canceled. However, fate had a way of intervening later in the most intricate and inexplicable ways. "You really wanted to go," they told him.
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