IT on Horford’s view of C’s: “Very serious. I texted him other day. He’s open to opportunity, he’s a fan of my game, he likes how we play.”
— Mark Murphy (@Murf56) June 30, 2016
Isaiah Thomas is out and about slinging ice cream for some promotion, and he’s just dropping these little nuggets all over the place. This new one shows IT’s recruiting (which really began at the All Star Game) is at least paying off a little bit.
This is a pretty good update… Horford likes IT’s game and how Boston plays. He saw first hand how the team operated while undermanned and injured during the playoffs. The good news is the Celtics have targeted Horford from the beginning as a complimentary piece Kevin Durant would appreciate… and it looks like KD’s current employers are finally catching on.
As they prepare to make their pitch to Kevin Durant, the Oklahoma City Thunder have been making calls around the league looking to clear a massive amount of salary-cap space in a move rival executives believe is an effort to go after free agent Al Horford in addition to Durant, multiple sources told ESPN.
The problem for OKC is they have to make moves to make this work, and who knows if KD will like those moves. The advantage OKC has is they can talk to Durant right now. In fact… they are.
So it begins. #okcthunder https://t.co/Lz0FGYqQ7T
— Keaton Fox (@keatonfox) June 30, 2016
As long as they don’t talk contract, they can discuss the team’s future and roster plans all they want. It gives them a tiny edge… but if Horford feels the love from Boston and that pans out, then we’ll see how the momentum shifts.
