The general consensus is that Al Horford will be signing with the Golden State Warriors some point in the near future and that both sides are waiting to see what happens with Jonathan Kuminga first before any decisions are made.
However, NBA insider Jake Fischer has dropped a rather striking update on Horford’s potential contract with the Warriors, revealing that it may be a more lucrative — and lengthier — deal than initially anticipated.
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“Al Horford’s situation is a bit different, because depending on where the Warriors land in the cap tax situation, I believe he is slated to potentially make upward of the full taxpayer mid-level exception,” Fischer said. “There has also been some discussion about whether or not he could potentially be receiving a two-year deal with a player option on his deal, as well.”
Most were surely expecting Horford to sign a one-year contract this offseason, so the fact that the 39-year-old — who considered retirement a couple of years ago — could potentially land a multi-year pact is certainly an interesting development.
“So for Al Horford to potentially be getting a player option in all of this, and something north of the veteran’s minimum, would certainly be a come-up for the near-40-year-old center,” Fischer added.
Horford spent the last four seasons with the Boston Celtics in what was his second stint with the team. He played in 60 games and made 42 starts last year, averaging nine points and 6.2 rebounds over 27.7 minutes per game on 42.3/36.3/89.5 splits.
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The wily veteran is surely not the same player he was during his prime years, but he remains a very valuable supplementary contributor and would represent a major pickup for a Warriors team that is knocking on the door in the Western Conference.
It looks fairly inevitable that Horford will sign with Golden State at some point, but when that actually becomes official remains to be seen.
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