If Day 1 of 2016 NBA free agency was marked by big names staying put (with the exception of Dwight Howard), Day 2 was all about players spreading their wings in search of new situations.
Al Horford stole the show by signing with the Boston Celtics—and announcing his decision with a slew of shamrocks:
The Vertical's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Horford will sign a four-year, $113 million deal to become general manager Danny Ainge's big fish in Beantown. This, mere minutes after Wojnarowski noted the Atlanta Hawks seemed set to out-bid the Celtics and Washington Wizards at the end of the Horford sweepstakes.
In Boston, Horford will help fill a frontcourt marked by mediocrity. As B/R's Dan Favale wrote following Saturday's announcement:
Slotting Horford at the 5 gives the Celtics, who ranked fourth in points allowed per 100 possessions for 2015-16, the look and feel of a top-three defense. Those maintaining he is still best suited at power forward are wrong. Around 86 percent of his minutes have come at cente ...
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