Al Horford is heading to the Boston Celtics just minutes after an earlier report said that the Celtics had lost hope in luring the big name free agent.
Boston and Washington have rapidly lost hope of Al Horford leaving the Hawks, league sources tell @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2016
Al Horford plans to sign a four-year, $113M deal with the Boston Celtics, league sources tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2016
Horford relented on the late Hawks push, and just notified the Celtics that he plans to sign a max deal with them.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 2, 2016
Celtic Pride!!!!!! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀
— Al Horford (@Al_Horford) July 2, 2016
This is a big move for the Celtics who were criticized for not making any moves during the NBA draft and makes them immediate contenders in the Eastern conference .,