Al Horford
Horford at the White House in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Power forward / center | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | June 3, 1986 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge, Michigan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| College | Florida (2004–2007) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 3rd overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Drafted by | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2007–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2007–2016 | Atlanta Hawks | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Philadelphia 76ers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2025 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso OMDSM[1] (born June 3, 1986), nicknamed Big Al, is a Dominican professional basketball player who last played for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time NBA All-Star and an NBA champion.
Horford played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was the starting center on their back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championship teams in 2006 and 2007. He was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, with whom he played nine seasons before signing with the Celtics as a free agent in the 2016 offseason.
After three seasons in Boston, Horford played for the Philadelphia 76ers and the Oklahoma City Thunder before being traded back to the Celtics prior to the 2021 season. He reached the NBA Finals with the Celtics in 2022 and 2024, winning his first NBA title in 2024.
- ^ Group, 2006-2020, Merit Designs Consulting. "President Abinader awards Al Horford the National Order of Merit". DominicanToday. Retrieved September 13, 2024.
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