{"id":138161,"date":"2025-07-01T03:04:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T03:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/138161\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T03:04:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T03:04:11","slug":"report-lakers-cavaliers-knicks-nuggets-pursuing-boston-celtics-big-al-horford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/138161\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Lakers, Cavaliers, Knicks, Nuggets pursuing Boston Celtics big Al Horford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/boston-celtics\/2\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Boston Celtics;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Boston Celtics<\/a> newly thin frontcourt rotation might be about to get even thinner, with rumbles that several teams have emerged as potential suitors for veteran Celtics forward Al Horford. <a href=\"https:\/\/hoopshype.com\/rumor\/knicks-nuggets-and-lakers-among-candidates-to-sign-al-horford-away-from-boston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Per;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Per <\/a>senior reporter Michael Scotto of our sister site HoopsHype, the University of Florida alum &#8220;has received interest from several contending teams since the start of free agency.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Previously, it had been <a href=\"https:\/\/celticswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/celtics\/2025\/06\/30\/celtics-reportedly-face-competition-in-al-horfords-free-agency\/84423073007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reported <\/a>that the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/golden-state-warriors\/9\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Golden State Warriors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Golden State Warriors<\/a> were targeting the Dominican big man. That list grows with the HoopsHype reporter adding the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/cleveland-cavaliers\/5\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cleveland Cavaliers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/new-york-knicks\/18\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:New York Knicks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">New York Knicks<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/los-angeles-lakers\/13\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/denver-nuggets\/7\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Denver Nuggets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Denver Nuggets<\/a> to the list of aspiring contenders hoping to pry Horford away from Boston this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Earlier in the first day of the league&#8217;s 2025 free agency period, the Celtics <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/shams-boston-celtics-backup-big-235459133.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:lost;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">lost <\/a>backup big man Luke Kornet to the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/basketball\/nba\/teams\/san-antonio-spurs\/24\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:San Antonio Spurs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">San Antonio Spurs<\/a> on a four-year, $41 million deal, <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/charania-boston-celtics-sign-luka-002427107.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:signing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">signing <\/a>deep rotation center Luka Garza to help shore up the loss.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Boston only has Garza, Neemias Queta, and Xavier Tillman Sr. under contract as bigs with actual NBA playing experience.<\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/celticswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nba\/celtics\/2025\/06\/30\/report-lakers-cavs-knicks-nuggets-pursuing-celtics-big-al-horford\/84425609007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Report: Lakers, Cavs, Knicks, Nuggets pursuing Celtics big Al Horford;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Report: Lakers, Cavs, Knicks, Nuggets pursuing Celtics big Al Horford<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Boston Celtics newly thin frontcourt rotation might be about to get even thinner, with rumbles that 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