SAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors have added one of the top shooting big men in the game to their roster on Tuesday morning.
The team announced it signed Al Horford in a press release. The terms of the deal were not revealed.
The big man has long been linked to the Warriors, with the team waiting until it re-signed restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga to complete the move with Horford.
Warrior mainstay Draymond Green “theoretically” spoke about him at the team’s media day, while coach Steve Kerr raved about the team’s improved spacing on Tuesday in a not-so-subtle nod toward Horford’s expected addition.
“We’re going to be a little different, and we’re going to make some additions to our roster,” Kerr said. “I think we’ll be able to have better spacing than we’ve had, 1-through-5, since I’ve been here.”
The center, 39, spent most of the past seven seasons in Boston, where he lost to the Warriors in the 2022 Finals and helped the Celtics beat Dallas in the 2024 championship series.
He has been one of the league’s best stretch bigs since entering the league in 2007 as the No. 3 pick in the 2007 NBA Draft. The prolific jump shooter has shot 37.8% from the 3-point line on 3.9 attempts per game.
Though he is approaching 40, Horford has remained effective in the middle. He averaged 9.0 points per game and 6.2 rebounds per game for the Celtics in 2024-25 while playing 27.7 minutes a night.
He will be the oldest of a rotation of former All-Stars when he joins Steph Curry (37), Draymond Green (35) and Jimmy Butler (35) in the Bay Area.
Horford will bolster a center rotation that includes second-year stretch big Quinten Post, third-year rim-runner Quinten Post and Green, who the Warriors hope will play more power forward this season.
Horford also helps replace the departed Kevon Looney, who joined New Orleans in free agency this summer after 10 seasons in the Bay Area.