Al Horford rumors: Boston Celtics made ‘pretty healthy’ offer, per ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan; Mavericks may offer $112 million

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Al Horford rumors: Boston Celtics made ‘pretty healthy’ offer, per ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan; Mavericks may offer $112 million




Updated Jun 21, 4:20 PM;
Posted Jun 21, 4:13 PM




By John Karalis | JKaralis@masslive.com





Al Horford’s return to the Boston Celtics felt like a foregone conclusion. Danny Ainge called bringing Horford back on longer-term deal a team priority. Even when he opted-out of his $30 million player option for this season, everyone expected that it was to sign one last long-term contract to keep him in Boston for the long-haul.


Instead, it was announced that Horford is very likely leaving and that he might have a four-year, $100 million deal waiting for him somewhere. According to ESPN’s Jackie MacMullan, Boston also made Horford a four-year offer.

“I think the Celtics made him a good offer. I can’t tell you what it was, but I do think they made him a four-year offer that was a pretty healthy one,” she said on the Hoop Collective podcast. “Think about that. I think Al’s 37 at the end of that contract, so it’s not like they said they’re going to lowball Al Horford. But what this tells me... there are teams out there that are very interested in Al Horford, and one of them, I believe, is the Dallas Mavericks. So, I think there’s going to be some big money there for Al Horford.”

Later in the podcast, Brian Windhorst said there’s a number floating out there with the Mavericks.


When he brought it up, MacMullan said “112.”

“Four years, $112 million is the number floating around," Windhorst said.

This isn’t the first time we’ve heard the Dallas Mavericks as the front-runner for Horford’s services. Teams in the Western Conference seem especially interested in getting Horford and trying to take advantage of the Golden State Warriors apparent demise (at least in the short term). Not only would they be getting a very good defender, they’d be getting a professional who has everyone’s respect, even if some raw numbers don’t show up in every box score.

“It’s just easy to take Al Horford for granted because he’s such a professional,” MacMullan said. “He’s a darling of the coaching staff and in the locker room. The young guys the young guys like and respect him. And he always does the right thing. And in fairness to Al Horford, he’s doing the exact right thing for himself.”



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MY NOTE:  I love Al as much as anybody but Mark Cuban has lost his mind.


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