Al Horford

Al Horford
Horford at the White House in 2024
Free Agent
PositionPower forward / center
Personal information
Born (1986-06-03) June 3, 1986
Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Listed height6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High schoolGrand Ledge
(Grand Ledge, Michigan)
CollegeFlorida (2004–2007)
NBA draft2007: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted byAtlanta Hawks
Playing career2007–present
Career history
2007–2016Atlanta Hawks
2016–2019Boston Celtics
2019–2020Philadelphia 76ers
2020–2021Oklahoma City Thunder
2021–2025Boston Celtics
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Dominican Republic
FIBA AmeriCup
2011 Argentina Team
Centrobasket
2012 Puerto Rico Team
2008 Mexico Team

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.

  1. ^ Group, 2006-2020, Merit Designs Consulting. "President Abinader awards Al Horford the National Order of Merit". DominicanToday. Retrieved September 13, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)