Al Horford has started all but 12 of the 1,180 regular season and playoff games he’s played in over the first 16 seasons of his NBA career. Year 17 might have a different outlook the Celtics big man.
Horford played off the bench for the first time over his two tenures with the Celtics in Tuesday’s preseason game against the Knicks, a possible sign of things to come following the Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday trades this offseason.
But making that potential sacrifice is OK for Horford.
“It was definitely fun,” Horford told reporters of playing off the bench in Tuesday’s game “With our group, we’re gonna be with many lineups and things out there, and it’s just continuing to find ways to impact that game.