Overview

• Four title contenders — the Warriors, Lakers, Bucks and Hawks — have all pursued the 38-year-old center in free agency.
• Golden State has paused other moves pending Horford’s decision and the outcome of Jonathan Kuminga’s restricted free agency.
• He remains undecided more than two weeks in, with retirement on the table after 18 seasons and family factors shaping his timeline.
• Boston president Brad Stevens acknowledged that a return to the Celtics now appears unlikely.
• If Horford signs elsewhere or steps away, the Warriors are evaluating Chicago’s Nikola Vucevic as an alternative frontcourt option.