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Al Horford is up for a big season with the Philadelphia 76ers. Teaming up with Joel Embiid this season, this will be one of his best opportunities to win an NBA title. He makes the Sixers so good that Dwane Casey compares him to a future Hall of Famer. The former coach of the year […]

Philadelphia 76ers newcomer Al Horford admits that playing against the Boston Celtics in Sixers’ opener on Wednesday night will be ‘weird,’ per Philly Inquirer’s Keith Pompey. “It’s going to be weird for me, different facing my former team. It’s probably as good as a scenario as it can be. First game of the year we’ll […]

Al Horford spent the past three seasons with the Boston Celtics and was widely expected to re-sign with them over the summer, so his decision to join the division rival Philadelphia 76ers took many by surprise. Not Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, however, who said he was not taken back by Horford’s free-agent choice, adding that […]

Philadelphia 76ers small forward Tobias Harris is taking on more of a leadership role with the Sixers, according to power forward Al Horford. Horford says Harris has been instrumental in trying to foster team chemistry, according to Kyle Neubeck of Philly Voice. Al Horford says Tobias Harris has been instrumental in trying to foster team […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Stars Ben Simmons and Al Horford will sit out on Tuesday when the Sixers host the Detroit Pistons. Simmons has some back tightness, while Horford is sidelined for rest. Both James Ennis (right calf strain) and Ben Simmons (back tightness) will sit out tomorrow nights preseason game vs. Detroit (precautionary). Al Horford (rest) […]

Defense wins championships. The Philadelphia 76ers have title aspirations this season. It seems the Sixers are very well aware that defense is where they have to thrive if they want to reach the mountaintop this season. Ben Simmons recently revealed that the Sixers aim to be the best defensive team in the NBA. With the […]

The Boston Celtics had talks with the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets to execute a three-team trade which would have sent Kyrie Irving to Brooklyn, Terry Rozier to Charlotte and Kemba Walker to Boston, according to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald. The deal might have convinced Al Horford to stay with the Celtics. Horford […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Al Horford believes that the 2018-19 Boston Celtics squad wouldn’t be able to co-exist if they had stayed together. To recall, the Celtics team of last year was showered with criticism, mainly about their rumored lack of chemistry which translated into their poor on-court performance. After the season, Kyrie Irving — […]

Al Horford says his free agency decision “would have been totally different” had he known Kemba Walker was coming to the Boston Celtics. Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer, ending his three-year run with the Celtics. Walker, as part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Charlotte Hornets, agreed […]

Al Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers this summer, ending his three-year run with the Boston Celtics. The Celtics underachieved as a team last season and were dysfunctional. Horford, one of the leaders in Boston, knew that big changes needed to be made if the Celtics wanted to run it back […]

Former Boston Celtics big man Al Horford is now officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. Leaving Boston in favor of Philadelphia as a free agent this past offseason, Horford will notably be competing directly against his former team as both the Celtics and Sixers are expected to find themselves toward the top of the […]

Philadelphia 76ers power forward Al Horford believes Sixers star Joel Embiid “is the best big man in the league right now.” Horford and Embiid form a lethal frontcourt duo in Philly. For the past few years, Horford has defended Embiid really tough when the Sixers and Boston Celtics have played, so fans in Philadelphia are […]

The Boston Celtics will look very different at the center position without a versatile big that can stretch the floor. Upon trading backup Aron Baynes, the Celtics turned to Enes Kanter as their next signing, but the double-double threat isn’t known for his shooting ability as former center Al Horford has been throughout his career. […]

New Philadelphia 76ers addition Al Horford is already seeing signs of growing leadership in teammates Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid, noting the two young stars are ready for the next challenge: “They’re proven players in the NBA, they’re All-Stars, I feel they’re ready to take that next challenge, and I’m ready to take that next […]

Sixers superstar Joel Embiid is spending the first few days of training camp trying to figure out a way to mesh alongside newcomer Al Horford, who is bound to slide up to the power forward position in Brett Brown’s starting lineup. The Philadelphia 76ers will trot out the tallest lineup in the league with a […]

Veteran big man Al Horford shocked the NBA world this past summer during his free agency, when he decided to leave the Boston Celtics, along with All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving, and stay in the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division, signing a four-year deal worth north of $100 million with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers welcomed […]

Al Horford was very effusive about his new partnership with frontcourt giant Joel Embiid after signing with the Philadelphia 76ers earlier this summer. The longtime veteran and recent Boston Celtics center lauded the 7-foot big man, giving him the best of compliments during Sixers’ Media Day on Monday. “This is my 13th year in the […]

A number of teams out West took part in what was an historic offseason to significantly bolster their squads for the upcoming season. However, in the Eastern Conference, the Philadelphia 76ers stand out as the team that gave themselves the biggest boost after what was a highly successful summer for their franchise. After a slew […]

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown is really happy the Sixers were able to steal Al Horford away from the Boston Celtics. Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers this offseason. For the past few years, Horford has defended Joel Embiid really tough when the Sixers and Celtics have played, so fans […]

Most Sixers fans are expecting Al Horford to play the power forward position in the coming season. However, in a recent interview with Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia head coach Brett Brown hinted that he might utilize Horford as a backup center at times. Horford will still serve as the Sixers’ starting power […]

Over the summer, the Boston Celtics lost two of their main guys in Kyrie Irving and Al Horford. These two All-Star caliber players entered free agency this offseason, and both decided that their time in Boston was up. Irving made his way to the Brooklyn Nets to form a new dynamic duo with Kevin Durant, […]

As part of a recent interview with Tom Moore of the Bucks County Courier Times, Sixers forward Mike Scott noted that Joel Embiid will be able to learn a lot from recently-acquired All-Star Al Horford. Mike Scott: 'I think Jo can learn a lot from (Al Horford). He's sometimes too unselfish. He's a great guy.' […]

The Philadelphia 76ers signed All-Star big man Al Horford to a four-year, $109 million contract this summer. The Sixers now have two elite big men in the paint in Horford and Joel Embiid. A Sixers executive can’t stress enough how big the addition of Horford is for the club. The exec also raved about Josh […]

An ESPN survey was recently held among NBA personnel to assess the most outstanding team performances this offseason. As it turns out, a lot of execs consider the Philadelphia 76ers to be one of the biggest winners of the summer. The Sixers were widely expected to re-sign superstar Jimmy Butler to a multi-year deal, but […]

A Boston Celtics executive admits losing All-Star big man Al Horford to the Phiadelphia 76ers was “huge.” Horford signed a four-year, $109 million deal with the Sixers in free agency after declining his $30.1 million player option with the Celtics. This particular exec says the Celtics didn’t feel comfortable matching the offer Horford got from […]

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star big man Al Horford says the Boston Celtics reportedly alleging the Sixers of tampering is “ridiculous.” Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers. However, Danny Ainge and the Celtics are allegedly privately upset with how Philly handled Horford’s free agency after the big man declined his $30.1 million option […]

The Philadelphia 76ers had to get creative in free agency to net the services of two big-time players in the wake of Jimmy Butler’s departure. Both mega-signings — Tobias Harris and Al Horford — have kinks to their contracts that will allow the Sixers to have better flexibility and a more conscious approach to how […]

The Boston Celtics were reportedly really upset with the tampering around big man Al Horford, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers. The All-Star big man declined his $30.1 million player option with the Celtics. The Celtics weren’t reportedly thrilled with how Horford’s free agency […]

Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge thinks Al Horford signed with the Sixers in free agency so he can play the power forward position exclusively. On the Sixers, Horford will be paired with star center Joel Embiid in the frontcourt. Horford was forced to play the center position with the Celtics. Danny Ainge to @Toucherandrich […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge doesn’t know if All-Star big man Al Horford would have stayed with the franchise had he known Kemba Walker was going to come to Boston. Horford signed with the rival Philadelphia 76ers after opting out of his 2019-20 player option with the Celtics. Horford probably had an […]

The Boston Celtics lost both Kyrie Irving and Al Horford in free agency, which was something that they didn’t want to happen. But when it was apparent that both players were not re-signing, the Cs tried to convince their new teams to do sign-and-trades. Unfortunately for Boston, the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers’ asking […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have had one heck of an offseason thus far. The Sixers may not have had the same shock value as the Brooklyn Nets, who snagged both Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant, or the Los Angeles Clippers, who rocked the league by landing both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. However, don’t be fooled. […]

Al Horford says the Sixers’ identity in 2019-20 is going to be on defense and wrecking havoc on that end of the floor. Horford and star big man Joel Embiid form a lethal defensive duo in Philly. For the past few years, Horford has defended Embiid really tough when the Sixers and Boston Celtics have […]

The ‘free throw flinch’ is one of the funnier things to spot during a basketball game. The move consists of a player waiting for an opponent to shoot a free throw wildly flinching as the shot bricks off the rim, insinuating they are legitimately scared of the incoming brick. Former Boston Celtics center Al Horford, […]

Al Horford says the possibility of teaming up with Joel Embiid on the Sixers “got me really excited.” Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers. The All-Star big man has had a lot of battles with Embiid over the past few seasons. Now, the two stars will wreck havoc together in Philadelphia. […]

Al Horford had his options this summer, but the five-time All-Star ultimately chose to join the Sixers. While the decision to opt out of his deal with the Celtics wasn’t an easy one, once he made that choice, the high level of interest that was shown in his services from Elton Brand and other team […]

The Philadelphia 76ers have struggled with injuries to their stars in recent history. Ben Simmons missed his entire rookie season with a foot fracture. Center Joel Embiid has an even more checkered past, injury-wise. He too missed a large chunk of his rookie season with a bone bruise on his knee. Since then, he has […]

The Philadelphia 76ers made several tweaks to their starting lineup this offseason. JJ Redick and Jimmy Butler are out, with Josh Richardson coming over in the Butler sign-and-trade. Tobias Harris is back on a new long-term deal, but the most important addition might have been the acquisition of Al Horford. Sixers owner Josh Harris noted […]

The Philadelphia 76ers may not have made as big a splash as the likes of the Brooklyn Nets and the Los Angeles Clippers this offseason, but in the mind of team owner Josh Harris, the Sixers are definitely moving towards the right direction. So much so that Harris has sent praises towards team general manager […]