Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso was born on June 3,1986 and is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association.
40 Facts About Al Horford
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Al Horford is a five-time NBA All-Star and is the highest paid Latin American basketball player.
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Al Horford played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was the starting center on their back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association national championships teams in 2006 and 2007.
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Al Horford was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, a team he played nine seasons with before signing with the Celtics as a free agent in the 2016 off-season.
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In 2000, Al Horford and his family moved to Lansing, Michigan, where he attended Grand Ledge High School in Grand Ledge, Michigan, and was a star on its basketball team.
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Al Horford holds seven school records, including most career points.
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Al Horford accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida, choosing the Gators over Michigan, Michigan State, and Ohio State.
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In December 2006, midway through his junior year, Al Horford missed a series of games due to injury.
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Al Horford scored 11 points and added 11 rebounds in limited action, as the Gators defeated the Buckeyes.
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Al Horford required 14 points during the game to reach the milestone, and scored exactly 14.
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On June 28,2007, Al Horford was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft.
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Al Horford averaged 10.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 blocks, 0.7 steals and 31.4 minutes in 81 games.
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Al Horford helped the Hawks advance to the second round where they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers; Al Horford missed Game 2 of the series due to injury.
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Al Horford ranked eighth in the NBA in field goal percentage, 10th in rebounds, tied for ninth in offensive rebounds, and 26th in blocks.
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Al Horford had a team-leading 39 double-doubles, which was tied for 11th in the NBA.
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On November 1,2010, Al Horford signed a five-year, $60 million contract extension with the Hawks.
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Al Horford ranked fifth in the NBA in field goal percentage, 28th in blocks and 16th in efficiency.
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Al Horford was one of the top all-around rebounders in the league, finishing 11th in rebounds, seventh in defensive rebounds and tied for 24th in offensive rebounds.
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Al Horford appeared in the Hawks' first 11 games of the season before missing the final 55 due to a torn left pectoral muscle, an injury suffered on January 11,2012, against the Indiana Pacers.
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Al Horford missed an additional three playoff games before returning to action in Game 4 of the Hawks' first round series against the Boston Celtics.
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Al Horford recorded 43 double-doubles, including one in points and assists.
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Al Horford scored 20-plus points in nine consecutive games for the first time in his career.
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Al Horford did not play in the postseason, where the Hawks lost in the first round to the Indiana Pacers.
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Al Horford earned the award for just the second time in his career.
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On February 12,2016, Al Horford was named to replace the injured Chris Bosh on the 2016 Eastern Conference All-Star team, thus marking his fourth All-Star selection.
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On July 1,2016, Al Horford became an unrestricted free agent.
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Al Horford appeared in the team's first three games of the season, but then missed nine straight games with a concussion.
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On July 10,2019, Al Horford signed with the Philadelphia 76ers.
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An unrestricted free agent, Al Horford signed a four-year, $97 million contract.
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The 76ers faced the Celtics during their first-round playoff series, but they were eliminated in a four-game sweep, with Al Horford only averaging 7.0 points per game.
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On December 8,2020, Al Horford was traded, alongside a 2025 first-round pick and the draft rights to Theo Maledon and Vasilije Micic, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for Terrance Ferguson, Danny Green and Vincent Poirier.
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Al Horford's arrival came three months after his former college coach, Billy Donovan, departed the Thunder.
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On June 18,2021, Al Horford was traded, alongside Moses Brown and a 2023 second-round pick, to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Kemba Walker, the 16th overall pick in the 2021 NBA draft, and a 2025 second-round pick.
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On March 3,2022, Al Horford helped the Celtics to a win over the Memphis Grizzlies, with a season-high 21 points and 15 rebounds.
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Al Horford became the first Dominican to reach the NBA Finals.
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On December 1,2022, Al Horford signed a two-year, $20 million extension with the Celtics.
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Al Horford has been a member of the Dominican Republic national team since 2008.
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Al Horford played three years in the NBA and several more overseas.
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Al Horford married 2003 Miss Universe Amelia Vega in Santo Domingo on December 24,2011.
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Al Horford is a member of the Church of God Ministry of Jesus Christ International.