Al Horford to Philly

In the short run, I am not happy about this.
4 years, $111M. $99M guaranteed, $12M in championship bonuses. More than Danny offered Al for 4 years.

I hope Philly sucks next year.

I think this is a coup.

Al has never been paired with a legit center. This extends his career and also gives philly a true stretch 5 option and willing passer.

No one can complain about Horford signing such a great new contract with Philly. Basically, 25 M per year for the next four years plus bonus potential.

He played well in Boston, but not great. He has strengths and weaknesses as do all players, but he clearly needed a full time center to be on the floor with him to get his best production. He may have it in Philly.

I thought that he was overpaid at a max contract for three years in Boston and will be overpaid by the 'ers for the next four years, but, I guess, if he brings them a championship he may be worth the money.

Find it hard to believe he has 4 years left in those knees....but wish him well. Nice guy, good player, helped establish Boston as a legitimate FA destination.

Boston Celtics Will Miss Al Horford Way More Than Kyrie Irving

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tjmakz wrote:Boston Celtics Will Miss Al Horford Way More Than Kyrie Irving

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I for one will not miss him.

I had hoped he would have went out to LAL with all the other bandwagon jumpers

I just wonder how long Al really has left in him. The Celtics treated him with kid gloves last year, he really has cranky knees. So the "load management" really started with him. Will he get that chance in Philly. Remember, Embid, as good as he is, is not the healthiest guy in the world. He takes alot of time off. Has not played a full year since coming into the league. That being said, Al will then be asked probably to play the 5. That was one of his biggest reasons for leaving Boston, of course besides $$$$$$$$$$$.

In the end, there is more to this decision than we may ever know. I am still shocked he left

RosalieTCeltics wrote:I just wonder how long Al really has left in him.  The Celtics treated him with kid gloves last year, he really has cranky knees. So the "load management" really started with him. Will he get that chance in Philly.  Remember, Embid, as good as he is, is not the healthiest guy in the world. He takes alot of time off. Has not played a full year since coming into the league. That being said, Al will then be asked probably to play the 5. That was one of his biggest reasons for leaving Boston, of course besides $$$$$$$$$$$.  

In the end, there is more to this decision than we may ever know. I am still shocked he left

Both those guys are fragile, there will be times both these bigs will need to rest their legs....lol

Al helped us, but he wanted the money, he got it, glad we didn’t give him that contract.