{"id":404373,"date":"2026-04-22T02:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/404373\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T02:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T02:02:14","slug":"al-horford-wont-commit-to-future-with-warriors-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/404373\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Horford Won’t Commit to Future With Warriors: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"Draymond\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGetty\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Draymond Green (left) and Al Horford (right) of the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

The Golden State Warriors<\/a>\u2018 sideline could look wildly different next season, starting with head coach Steve Kerr<\/a> and stretching all the way to the group of reserves on the end of the bench.<\/p>\n

Golden State came up one win short of a playoff appearance during an injury-marred campaign in 2025-26. Meanwhile Steph Curry<\/a>, Jimmy Butler<\/a> and Draymond Green<\/a> all have one year remaining on their contracts (Green\u2019s is a player option). All three of them are currently playing in their late 30s.<\/p>\n

The rest of the roster is replete with aged veterans, including center Al Horford<\/a>. A newcomer to the Bay Area last fall, Horford turns 40 years old in June. He has a $6 million player option<\/a> on his deal in Golden State for 2026-27 and said this week that he is unsure of his plans moving forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that, for me, it has to do with not rushing to anything or not let emotions or the heat<\/a> of the moment determine anything,\u201d Horford said Monday, per Nick Friedell of The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cI just think I\u2019ve done this the last few years, and it\u2019s just kind of taken time to step back and have a clear picture, look at the outlook of the team, looking at the future of the team, how things look, and also seeing kind of where I\u2019m at and how I\u2019m feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n

Al Horford Battled Injuries in Age-39 Season, Played Big for Warriors in NBA Play-In Tournament\"Al<\/p>\n

GettyAl Horford of the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

Horford won a championship with the Boston Celtics<\/a> in 2024 after losing in the NBA<\/a> Finals to the Warriors two years prior.<\/p>\n

Injuries marred his first year in Golden State, holding him out of all but 45 regular-season games and impacting his ability to find his personal rhythm and establish his role as a key rotation member of the roster.<\/p>\n

That said, Horford played 22 minutes in the team\u2019s opening play-in tournament game against the Los Angeles Clippers<\/a> last week. He scored 14 points and made 4-of-7 attempts<\/a> from behind the 3-point line, including multiple huge buckets from deep down the stretch in the Dubs\u2019 fourth-quarter comeback win.<\/p>\n

The stretch big man averaged 8.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.1 blocks in 21.5 minutes per night for Golden State last season. He also connected on 36.1 percent<\/a> of his 4.6 tries from behind the arc per game.<\/p>\n

Al Horford\u2019s Game Fits Well in Reserve Role Alongside Steph Curry\"Stephen<\/p>\n

GettySteph Curry of the Golden State Warriors.<\/p>\n

Friedell noted that Horford was a \u201ctrusted voice\u201d and \u201cpopular teammate\u201d in the Dubs\u2019 locker room almost immediately.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, his game (in a more limited role now) fits well with Curry on both sides of the floor, who remains the focal points of the Warriors\u2019 offense and stated publicly after the team\u2019s season ended one win shy of the playoffs that he is interested in signing a contract extension and playing multiple more years with Golden State.<\/p>\n

As for Horford, he said he will consider opting into his deal, opting out and testing the market, as well as retirement after regaining his physical health down the stretch.<\/p>\n

\u201cI feel good. I still feel like I can contribute and play at a very high level still,\u201d Horford said. \u201cThose are all things that I\u2019m going to look at. Now that everything kind of gets quiet, you know, it\u2019s something that I\u2019ll reflect on all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMax Dible<\/a> covers the NFL, NBA and MLB for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. He covered local and statewide news as a reporter for West Hawaii Today and served as news director for BigIslandNow.com and Pacific Media Group’s family of Big Island radio stations before joining Heavy. More about Max Dible<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n

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