Al Horford
Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso (born June 3, 1986, nicknamed Big Al, is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Horford is a five-time NBA All-Star and is the highest paid Latin American basketball player.
Horford with the Boston Celtics in 2021 | |
| No. 42 – Boston Celtics | |
|---|---|
| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | National Basketball Association |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 3, 1986 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge, Michigan) |
| College | Florida (2004–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Selected by the Atlanta Hawks | |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2016 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2016–2019 | Boston Celtics |
| 2019–2020 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2020–2021 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2021–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Medals | |
Horford played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was the starting center on their back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships teams in 2006 and 2007. He was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, a team that he played nine seasons with before signing with the Celtics as a free agent in the 2016 off-season. After three seasons in Boston, Horford signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2019 offseason and played a season with them before being traded in the 2020 offseason to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Prior to the 2021 season, Horford was traded back to the Celtics, with whom he reached the NBA finals.