{"id":3031,"date":"2026-06-25T15:11:58","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3031"},"modified":"2026-06-25T15:11:58","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T15:11:58","slug":"al-horford-set-for-warriors-return-at-age-40-per-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3031","title":{"rendered":"Al Horford set for Warriors return at age 40, per report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Al Horford waited until September to join the Warriors last season, but he won\u2019t take long to recommit to them this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3029\">Supreme Court allows Trump administration to end legal protections for Haitians, Syrians<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 40-year-old center is expected to sign a two-year contract worth $14 million after declining his player option for next season, according to a report Thursday from ESPN\u2019s Anthony Slater and Shams Charania.<\/p>\n<p>Horford played in 45 games last season for the Warriors, averaging 8.3 points and 4.9 rebounds over 21.5 minutes, mostly in a reserve role. He shot 36.1 percent on 3-pointers.<\/p>\n<p>His return to the team answers one of several questions at the center position for Golden State: Draymond Green has a player option for next season, and Kristaps Porzingis is an unrestricted free agent. Green\u2019s option deadline is Monday, and free agency opens Tuesday. The selection of Yaxel Lendeborg at No. 11 in the NBA draft this week adds a potential small-ball option, too.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3027\">Full list of Northern California\u2019s 2026 Michelin star restaurants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sciatica pain limited Horford to just 13 of the Warriors\u2019 first 30 games last season, and a calf injury kept him out nearly a month at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>Drafted third overall in 2007 out of Florida, Horford will become the 13th player in league history to play a 20th season.<\/p>\n<p>Horford\u2019s initial signing with the Warriors in the 2025 offseason was delayed by the team\u2019s extended negotiations with then-restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga. The three-time All-Star played seven of the prior nine seasons with the Boston Celtics, including a 2022 NBA Finals defeat to the Warriors and a 2024 title run, beating the Dallas Mavericks.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=3025\">Major delays for early BART commuters after equipment problem<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Drafted third overall in 2007 out of Florida, Horford will become the 13th player in league history to play a 20th season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3030,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3031","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Al Horford set for Warriors return at age 40, per report - 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