Al Horford

Al Horford
	Horford at the White House in 2024
No. 42 – Boston Celtics
Position	Power forward / center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	June 3, 1986; Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Grand Ledge; (Grand Ledge, Michigan)
College	Florida (2004–2007)
NBA draft	2007: 1st round, 3rd overall pick
Drafted by	Atlanta Hawks
Playing career	2007–present
Career history
2007–2016	Atlanta Hawks
2016–2019	Boston Celtics
2019–2020	Philadelphia 76ers
2020–2021	Oklahoma City Thunder
2021–present	Boston Celtics
Career highlights
	NBA champion (2024); 5× NBA All-Star (2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018); All-NBA Third Team (2011); NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2018); NBA All-Rookie First Team (2008); 2× NCAA champion (2006, 2007); Second-team All-American – NABC (2007); Third-team All-American – AP (2007); SEC tournament MVP (2007);
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Men's basketball
Representing Dominican Republic
FIBA AmeriCup
Centrobasket

Alfred Joel Horford Reynoso OMDSM (born June 3, 1986), nicknamed Big Al, is a Dominican professional basketball player for the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is a five-time NBA All-Star and won the NBA championship with the Celtics in 2024.

Horford played college basketball for the Florida Gators and was the starting center on their back-to-back National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) national championships teams in 2006 and 2007. He was drafted with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks, with whom he played nine seasons before signing with the Celtics as a free agent in the 2016 offseason.

After three seasons in Boston, Horford signed with the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2019 offseason and played a season with them before being traded in the 2020 offseason to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Prior to the 2021 season, Horford was traded back to the Celtics. He reached the NBA Finals in 2022 and 2024, winning his first title in the latter after playing 186 career playoff games without one, the second most all-time.

A versatile big man, Al Horford is the only player in NBA history with 14,000 points, 8,000 rebounds, 3,000 assists, 1,300 blocks, and 900 three-point field goals made. He ranks 12th all-time in playoff blocked shots.