Overview

• Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale predicts a taxpayer mid-level pact worth $11.7 million over two years with a 2026–27 player option.
• ESPN’s Anthony Slater describes Horford as the Warriors’ presumed starting center due to his passing, defense and shooting from the five.
• The unresolved Kuminga situation could constrain Golden State to a veteran minimum offer or, if a move creates flexibility, open the door to the larger non-taxpayer mid-level exception.
• At 39, Horford has not been playing both sides of back-to-backs, and the Warriors have 15 such sets, with Quinten Post and Trayce Jackson-Davis expected to cover nights he or Draymond Green sit.
• Boston reportedly offered Horford a veteran minimum as he drew wider interest, and he averaged 9.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 2.1 assists last season while shooting 36.3% from three.