Horford set to join Warriors on multiyear contract

Free cause Al Horford has committed to motion a multiyear declaration with the Golden State Warriors, cause Jason Glushon told ESPN connected Sunday.

After spending 7 of the past 9 years successful Boston, including winning the 2024 NBA championship, Horford enters his 19th play successful the league with the Warriors arsenic the franchise's caller starting center.

Horford verbally committed to the Warriors connected Sunday, sources said. The sides are moving done the last fiscal terms, with a signing successful the coming days aft the last determination from restricted escaped cause Jonathan Kuminga, a root said.

Horford was the Warriors' apical halfway people entering escaped bureau successful July arsenic the 39-year-old pondered playing for Golden State oregon retirement. Horford is among a fewer escaped agents who person been awaiting a determination from Kuminga, but made the determination connected Sunday to perpetrate to a multiyear contract.

Horford, who has made implicit 100 3-pointers each of the past 3 seasons portion shooting 41% connected 3s, is seen arsenic an perfect acceptable astir the Warriors' large 3 of Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III and Draymond Green. Offensively, the Warriors judge his size, floor-spacing, passing and antiaircraft instincts volition importantly upgrade the halfway position.

Horford had a 46% effectual field-goal percent allowed erstwhile defending isolations past season, which was seventh champion successful the NBA, per GeniusIQ. Horford besides defended the sixth-most isolations successful 2024-25, and remains 1 of the apical large men with the quality to power connected helping players.

Horford is 1 of 4 players with 900 made 3-pointers and 1,300 blocks successful NBA history, on with Rasheed Wallace, Brook Lopez and Clifford Robinson.