Wyc Grousbeck, owner of the Boston Celtics, declared in the The Greg Hill Show that the veteran center Al Horford will play one more season with the NBA champion team. It took the Dominican center 17 seasons to be crowned in the best league in the world and his plan is to repeat.
“Al will be back next year, that’s what they told me”said the Celtics owner. “Ironically, in 2008 we beat Al’s team, the (Atlanta) Hawks took us to seven games in the first round, so we were part of their drought.”
The owner also assured that Horford and his family love being in Boston and that is key for him to want to continue with the Celtics. The one from Puerto Plata will enter the last year of the two-season extension that he signed in 2022 and He will earn $9.5 million in the 2024-25 NBA season.
“He loves it here. He and his family love this place. “He couldn’t be happier and we’re happy to have him too,” Grousbeck said.
Of his 17 seasons as a professional, Horford has spent six years with the Celtics and has played 405 games in the green and white jersey.. His numbers are 11.6 points and 6.9 rebounds per game with 3.8 assists.
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Horford accepted to be a substitute to be champion
The first Dominican NBA champion He modified his role during the 2023-24 season by becoming a substitute for the first time in his career due to the arrival of Kristaps Porzingis via a three-way trade with the Memphis Grizzlies and the Washington Wizards. ‘The Godfather’ played 65 regular season games and due to Porzingis’ injury absences, he started 33 of them. His minutes on the court decreased to 26.8 per game and his averages were 8.6 points and 6.4 rebounds..
During the playoffs, The Latvian’s injury in Game 4 of the first round series against the Miami Heat changed everything. Horford took the place in the starting five and his contribution was 9.2 points with 7.0 boards per game. His experience was key as he had the highest two-point shooting percentage of any postseason participant at 72%.
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