Al Horford had agreed to a four-year, $ 109 million deal with Philadelphia. Only $ 97 million will be guaranteed and the remaining $ 12 million will be awarded as a bonus when winning.
Al Horford, who was named to the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2007 as a third-round pick for Atlanta for the ninth season, moved to the Boston Celtics ahead of the 2016-2017 season. In the three seasons, he scored an average of 13.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 1.2 block shots, making his team's lubricant role, especially in the playoffs.
It's true that Al Horford has played his game steadily on any team, but he has a bit of a doubt about the transfer. Philadelphia has already been top of the line by big league players Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris who are also more efficient at power forwarding.
Embiid is a player who buffs the team's ability.
After Embiid's debut in the NBA, he was the most annoying player in the game, and the team that made Philadelphia the most difficult was Boston Celtics.
In the second round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against Philadelphia, Al Horford cooked his opponents in a variety of ways, averaging 15.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 3.4 assists. With the help of Al Horford, Boston beat Philadelphia 4-1 to advance to the Conference Finals.
The versatility of Al Horford is first evidence in which a team can take a strategy depends largely on the presence or absence of a good man on the screen. Al Horford uses his body to optimize the breakthrough line of the ball handler. And on the other hand he has excellent ability to prevent the smooth recovery of the opponent's defense. He also makes the opponent even more confused and taking on subsequent actions very smoothly.
In particular, the distant peek and pop attack were among the most difficult tactics that made Embiid the most difficult.
In addition to that, Horford has done well on attacks based on wide field of view, And
also because of the long shooting distance.
In this way, Horford is not the type of enthusiast for fans with his brilliant play, but he plays a role in the team by playing like a lubricant to save his Team.
Boston manager praised Al Horford as "a very versatile player, capable of a variety of attacks using him as a perfect role model for young players."
Al Horford, who has been a major center of offense in Atlanta and Boston Celtics is now in Philadelphia 76ers. It would be a significant offseason challenge for Philadelphia to organize the front court's line consisting of Embiid, Al Horford and Harris.
Al Horford has done a better job of playing with another big big man. In fact, Boston's highest scoring margin (+30.4) per 100 positions in last season's line up was in the lineup between Al Horford and Aron Baynes.
Al Horford has been struggling to keep the rim at the height limit, but basically he has a very good understanding of team defense.
It is also positively possible to change the tactical operation by taking various combinations depending on the relative lineup. Harris, Al Horford and Embiid can be used at the same time, and the rotation operation allows them to be used in positions 4 and 5 for 48 minutes.
So far, Philadelphia has been very dependent on Embiid. He lasted eight wins and 10 losses in 18 games, and he was often caught up in the lead while he was resting on the bench.
Therefore, the inclusion of Al Horford has greatly reduced the burden on Embiid, and it is expected that Embiid will be able to continue to be productive even when Al Horford is not on the court.
Let's see what Al Horford will do as an axis of Philadelphia where the next big season of roster is expected to change.
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