Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward may be out the season, but that doesn't prevent his teammates to imagine what it'd be like if he were playing.

Celtics center Al Horford was asked what the team would be like with their free agent acquisition, Horford demurred at first. But after giving it some thought, he shared that the team will be a force to be reckoned with once he returns, per Jay King of Masslive.com.

“Now that you mention it,” Horford continued, a smile spilling over his face, “I think that we'll just be very explosive. I mean, we kind of have that now, but with him he just adds a whole other dimension. Because his ability to shoot 3s, shoot them really well, but also attack the basket, defend. One through five can shoot threes, can put it down, can post. We have a very versatile group. So I think it will be very scary once he's able to come back.”

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Horford wasn't the only person thinking what the Celtics would look like with Hayward. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popavich did so after his team beat Boston on Friday night, per King.

“It's actually too bad that Hayward's gone,” Popovich said. “Because then you could really see what they can do.”

If Hayward comes back this season, both of these squads will have a real-world example of what they've been pondering.