Boston Celtics Center Al Horford His agent Jason Glushon from Glushon Sports Management informed ESPN that he has reached an agreement on a $20 million, two-year contract extension. This will tie him to the franchise until his 39th birthday in 2025.
Horford, who is a five-time All-Star player, has completed the final season on a four-year contract worth $109 million. Horford will be paid $26.5 million for this season. The new deal will begin in 2023-2024.
This extension ends the possibility that Horford could leave the Celtics in 2019 to pursue a lucrative free agency offer. Indiana’s free agent centers are among the possibilities. Myles Turner, Chicago’s Nikola Vucevic, Milwaukee’s Brook Lopez, Dallas’ Christian Wood San Antonio’s Jakob Poeltl.
Horford, 36, has experienced a career revival and is now a key part of a contender for the championship. Horford, who is now 36 years old, has been a highly productive player despite his declining age. However, he still enjoys a lot of respect in the locker room as well as the Boston community.
Horford was most recently an All-Star in 2018 and a second-team All-Defensive selection in 2018.
Horford’s appearance at the NBA Finals last season ended the longest playoff streak in the league — 141 games over the postseason — without winning a conference championship according to ESPN Stats and Information.
Horford averages 10.9 points per game and 6.3 rebounds per game in this season’s Celtics season. He anchors the frontline of the Celtics in the absence starting center. Robert Williams III‘s injury. According to ESPN Stats, Horford’s shooting percentages have been 55.5 percent from floor and 48.8 percent for three-pointers. This is the third-highest among centers according to ESPN Stats.
Horford’s Game 1 performance in against Golden State was only fourth in shot-clock history to score 25 points with 75 percent shooting in a Finals debut. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Horford was the only player to contest more shots during the 2022 NBA playoffs – 437, according to Second Spectrum monitoring. Since the beginning of player tracking a decade ago, he is one of five players who have contested at least 400 shots in a single playoff season.
Horford moved from Boston to Philadelphia in 2019 on a four year, $109,000,000 free agent deal. In 2020, Horford was traded to Oklahoma City. The Celtics acquired him in 2021.
Horford, who was the third overall pick from Florida in the 2007 NBA Draft, had his first nine NBA seasons playing with the Atlanta Hawks Before you leave in 2016 in Boston, take advantage of the free agency
Horford was with the Celtics for three years before moving on to the 76ers and Thunder in 2021.