Flying high on the NBA rankings, the Boston Celtics renew with veteran bigman Al Horford

At dawn this morning (December 2), a series of reputable news sites confirmed that the Boston Celtics had reached an agreement to extend the contract with striker Al Horford.

Bigman, 36, is playing his final year on a four-year, $109 million contract, earning $26.5 million this season. But starting the following season, Horford accepted to cut his salary by more than half to stay in Boston.

Reputable journalist Adrian Wojnarowski said the new contract extension will have a two-year term and a total value of $ 20 million, tying Al Horford to the Celtics until the end of the 2024-25 season.

While Al Horford accepted a pay cut to show loyalty to the Boston Celtics, the TD Garden team also avoided repeating history with this Dominican bigman himself.

In 2019, when the two sides could not find a common voice, Al Horford signed a $ 109 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers, suddenly saying goodbye to the Boston collective.

After two seasons of touring at the Sixers and Oklahoma City Thunder, Horford returned to the Celtics in the summer of 2021, wearing a green shirt until now.

In this season, Al Horford is one of the indispensable kernels to help the Boston Celtics own the top record in the entire NBA, having only lost 4 games since the beginning of the season (18-4).

He doesn't have the same beautiful and explosive stats as Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown, but Horford is very efficient on the field with 55.5% FG and 48.8% 3PT, both career best stats.

In addition, Al Hoford is also the leader of the Celtics' defense, ranking second in the entire team in the 'box plus/minus' advanced stats (second only to Jayson Tatum).

Including a contract extension agreed with the Celtics, Al Horford will earn a total of $ 285 million in his career.

This number helps him confirm the position of the Latin American player with the most money ever.