Al Horford

Alfred " Al " Joel Horford ( born June 3, 1986 in Puerto Plata) is a Dominican basketball player. He currently plays for the Atlanta Hawks. Horford was drafted in third place in 2007. He previously played for the Florida Gators and won with them twice the College Championships.

Horford was able to achieve an average of 10.1 points and 9.7 rebounds per game in his rookie season of 2007/ 08. He was appointed to the NBA All - Rookie First Team for this service. Despite its relatively low for this position height of 2.08 m, Horford became one of the best center players in the league. 2010, he made ​​his breakthrough and he was nominated for the NBA All -Star Game. 2011 was followed by another All-Star nomination, and a call to the NBA All - Third Team.

Due to a violation of the pectoral muscle, graduated Horford 2011-12 only 11 games. However, in the following season he showed in 74 games with 17.4 points and 10.2 rebounds Karrierebestwerte. In December 2013 Horford suffered after 29 games again a chest muscle injury, so he fails the whole season.

Worth mentioning

  • His father Alfredo "Tito" Horford played three seasons in the NBA.

Awards

Puerto Plata (city) Dominican Republic Center (Basketball) National Basketball Association Dominican Republic national basketball team Draft (sports) National Collegiate Athletic Association 2007–08 NBA season NBA All-Rookie Team All-NBA Team Louis Williams DeMarre Carroll John Jenkins (basketball) Kyle Korver Elton Brand
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