{"id":173671,"date":"2025-07-16T03:27:20","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T03:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/173671\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T03:27:20","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T03:27:20","slug":"al-horford-to-warriors-receives-update-after-steph-currys-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/173671\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Horford to Warriors Receives Update After Steph Curry\u2019s Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/boston-celtics\/al-horford-to-warriors-receives-update-after-steph-currys-message\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Al Horford to Warriors Receives Update After Steph Curry\u2019s\u00a0Message;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Al Horford to Warriors Receives Update After Steph Curry\u2019s\u00a0Message<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Al Horford has not joined the Golden State Warriors, but the Boston Celtics center has fans among their players. Steph Curry praised Horford while talking with <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/anthonyvslater\/status\/1943418855919096298?s=46&amp;t=iQEivvcP1g0ZPiGTZbpB4Q\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Athletic&#039;s Anthony Slater;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Athletic&#8217;s Anthony Slater<\/a> last Thursday, though he understandably kept it brief because the two still aren&#8217;t technically teammates.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s a champion, great player. When\u2026if, when all that stuff happens, I\u2019ll talk about it,&#8221; Curry said about Horford while talking to Slater.<\/p>\n<p>Rumors have linked Horford to the Warriors, but free agency started on June 30, and he remains unsigned. Golden State makes sense, as they lost Kevon Looney, their longest-tenured player on the roster outside of Curry and Draymond Green, so they need a new starting center.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42)Winslow Townson-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/a9a5abc85845b3c66d2e4b7dc32b122e.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Boston Celtics center Al Horford (42)Winslow Townson-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Marc Stein revealed the latest on Horford during his appearance on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/stations\/957thegame\/shows\/willard-dibs-c67c4\/episodes\/f54b8b9e36f0?action=AUTOPLAY_FULL&amp;actionContentId=202-eyJyZWN1cnJpbmdfc2NoZWR1bGVfaWQiOiIzM2YwMjc1OC05ZmE2LTQ5ZGQtYmQ3MC03MzljNzEwOTQ5ZmMiLCJzaG93X2lkIjoiZTkwYjQxMmUtMDk5YS00YWFkLThkZWQtY2NkMjEwZTM5OTc1Iiwic3RhcnRfZGF0ZSI6IjIwMjUtMDctMTUiLCJzdGF0aW9uX2lkIjo4OTd9&amp;actionOffset=1752615159.0849462&amp;_branch_match_id=1470176895188225189&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA8soKSkottLXT8%2FXSyxNSUyu1EvOz9UvNYrIdszINDMMTbKvK0pNSy0qysxLj08qyi8vTi2ydc4oys9NBQAytL7fOwAAAA%3D%3D\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:95.7&#039;s The Game&#039;s Willard &amp; Dibs;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">95.7&#8217;s The Game&#8217;s Willard &amp; Dibs<\/a>. In short, he believes Horford will be a Warrior, and he may not be the only one.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My expectation is that one way or the other, the Warriors are going to end up with both Horford and Melton on their roster,&#8221; Stein said. &#8220;[And] they still have interest in Bradley Beal.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>At 39 years old, Horford is one of the NBA&#8217;s oldest players and would join one of the NBA&#8217;s oldest teams in Golden State if he signs there. Curry, Draymond Green, and Jimmy Butler are all 35 or older.<\/p>\n<p>Boston conserved Horford for the playoffs by resting him on back-to-backs for the last three seasons. If he signs with Golden State, the team will probably have to do the same as he approaches 40.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/celtics-brad-stevens-makes-al-230803771.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Celtics\u2019 Brad Stevens\u00a0Makes New Al Horford Statement After Warriors Report;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\">Related: Celtics\u2019 Brad Stevens\u00a0Makes New Al Horford Statement After Warriors Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/steph-curry-sends-message-al-235904160.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Steph Curry Sends Message After Al Horford\u00a0to\u00a0Warriors Report;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\">Related: Steph Curry Sends Message After Al Horford\u00a0to\u00a0Warriors Report<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/boston-celtics\/al-horford-to-warriors-receives-update-after-steph-currys-message\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Jul 16, 2025, where it first appeared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Al Horford to Warriors Receives Update After Steph Curry\u2019s\u00a0Message originally appeared on Athlon Sports. 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