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The three Warriors have a new 39-year-old leg! Wo Shen revealed that Horford will join, and the Celtics are ready to release people

5:56pm, 2 July 2025【Basketball】

Since Kevin Rooney has agreed to sign with the New Orleans Pelicans, the Warriors must find a new starting-level center as soon as possible. Fortunately, the Warriors already have a replacement, and they are the ones who won the championship a year ago. ESPN ace reporter Brian Windhorst said in an interview: "Al Horford will almost certainly sign other teams, and it looks like he will sign with the Warriors." At the same time, the Celtics are ready for Horford's departure, signing Milwaukee Bucks center Luca Galza in free agency. Horford is a core member of the Boston Celtics' championship in 2024, but he is currently 39 years old and has only the last 1 to 2 years left in his career. He does not want to participate in the Celtics reconstruction process that has begun. Joining the Warriors is undoubtedly a good choice. The core members of this team are also three veterans over 35 years old. As long as Draymond Green and Stephen Curry, coupled with Jimmy Butler, can stay healthy, this team has hope of winning the championship, and the winning window coincides with the final stage of Horford's career.

, and Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Cole is also very satisfied with Horford. He publicly praised Horford as the perfect modern basketball center in an interview with the Boston Globe in 2019: "He can protect the rim, he can hold the ball, he can pass the ball with his hands, and fire outside the three-point line, and is still a very good passer, which means you have to defend him at every position."

Horford may be in the final stage of his career, but he can still contribute. After all, it has only 12 months since he last won the NBA championship, and he averaged 27.7 minutes in the regular season last season, playing a total of 60 games.