Al Horford

Al Horford
Horford with the Boston Celtics in 2021
No. 42 – Boston Celtics
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1986-06-03) June 3, 1986 (age 38)
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
Selected by the Atlanta Hawks
Playing career2007–present
Career history
20072016Atlanta Hawks
20162019Boston Celtics
2019–2020Philadelphia 76ers
2020–2021Oklahoma City Thunder
2021–presentBoston Celtics
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com Edit this at Wikidata
Stats at Basketball Reference Edit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing  Dominican Republic
FIBA AmeriCup
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Argentina Team
Centrobasket
Gold medal – first place 2012 Puerto Rico Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Mexico Team

Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso OMDSM[1] (born June 3, 1986), nicknamed "Big Al", is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time NBA All-Star and won the 2024 NBA Finals.

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, with whom he played nine seasons 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. He reached the NBA Finals in 2022 and 2024, winning his first title in the latter after playing 186 career playoff games without one, the second most all-time.

  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)