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 NBA championship with the Celtics in 2024.
Horford at the White House in 2024 | |
| No. 42 – Boston Celtics | |
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| Position | Power forward / center |
| League | NBA |
| Personal information | |
| Born | June 3, 1986 Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 240 lb (109 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Grand Ledge (Grand Ledge, Michigan) |
| College | Florida (2004–2007) |
| NBA draft | 2007: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Drafted by | Atlanta Hawks |
| Playing career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| 2007–2016 | Atlanta Hawks |
| 2016–2019 | Boston Celtics |
| 2019–2020 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| 2020–2021 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2021–present | Boston Celtics |
| Career highlights | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
Horford played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was the starting centeron 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 offseason.
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.
A versatile big man Al Horford is the only player in NBA history with 14,000 points, 8,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, 1,300 blocks, and 900 three-point field goalsmade. He ranks 12th All-Time in playoff blocked shots.
