After much calls, Horford became the timely rain of the warriors

Even though Kumingga's problem has not been solved, Horford's signing of the Warriors has become a foregone conclusion.

reporter Shams revealed that the Warriors have reached a multi-year contract with Horford to serve as the team's starting center.

This is a multi-year contract, which means that Horford will not retire so soon and will accompany Curry to strive for the last championship in his career; in addition, being the team's starting inside line is also the strategic significance of the Warriors signing him, improving the quality of the team's starting space, and making the offensive efficiency of players such as Butler and Green have higher.

Judging from the data, how much oil does Horford still have? Last season, he averaged 9 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.9 blocks per game, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 36.3%. Although it cannot be compared with the top center, Horford's technical characteristics are very suitable for the Warriors; Warriors fans must be impressed that in the last quarter of the first matchup in the 2022 Finals, Horford's three-pointers helped the Celtics reverse the Warriors, and Coach Cole also paid the price for being arrogant.

In fact, in the previous series between the Celtics and the Bucks, we discovered Horford's ability. The "anti-letter" armor is not for nothing; in addition to the evolution of personal technology, Horford's three-pointers have also kept pace with the times and truly grew into a 3D center with balanced offense and defense.

With his three-point restraint, the Warriors can pull the opponent's center out of the penalty area, and Curry and Butler's ball-holding attack and teammates' empty cuts will become easier; after all, the scene of Butler, Payton Jr. and Kumingga's embarrassing scenes in the same game last season is still vivid in their goal; with Horford, Cole can play more cards, and the Warriors finally got a long-lost space-type inside, and the defense is still good.

In addition, when Green goes off the court, Horford can completely replace Green's role and serve cards in the elbow area or arc top; the Warriors' inside style has become more diverse, with Horford, who has an offense and defense, Post, and Davis, who has traditional playing styles, and the tactical choices will be more diversified.

The more important point is that the old leads the new, Horford can become Post, the "master" of the space-type inside line; he can also shoot three-pointers, but Post's low-post offense and defense can still become better. In the past, Horford played for the Hawks. The team had a good record in the regular season, but he could not go further in the playoffs. He was criticized as a "pseudo-star" and "strength is greater than fame." Later, at the end of his career, he finally completed his self-salvation with the Celtics, so he knew how to grow into an excellent inside player.

Main Post is still thinking about making progress, and a bunch of teammates around him can help him, and he will grow into an inside with balanced offense and defense in the new season. The Warriors' No. 3 scorer is still a problem. Horford's arrival is timely rain; he averaged 9 points per game last season, not because of his strength, but because the Celtics have more scorers and he doesn't need to bear too much offensive output. After arriving at the Warriors, Horford has more offensive opportunities, and it is also worth looking forward to improving his average score; in addition to Melton, who is about to join the Warriors, the No. 3 scorer that this team is struggling to pursue can also temporarily share the scoring output of Horford and Melton, which is a total average of about 20.

In addition, Moody, Boger, and Post will also grow, and the Warriors' overall combat power will be improved; of course, Kumingga is still a key bargaining chip, and the operation in the middle of the season may be the backhand of the management, which involves the team's offense and defense ceiling being raised.

Whether the Warriors can enter the first championship echelon is this, and you and I know it well.