Al Horford
GSW · 2025-26Secondary starterHigh evidenceWhat does Al Horford actually supply on the floor?
Al Horford's strongest evidenced functions are rebounding, rim protection, passing; the weakest available areas are rim pressure, shooting, interior finishing. The profile is tied to GSW for 2025-26.
Function profile
2025-26 — eleven separate readings on a league scale. They are not additive.* limited evidence for that function. A dash means the evidence was insufficient — not a zero. Use the separate function strengths to evaluate role and roster fit; do not treat them as one player-value score. POA or switch conclusions require lineup, matchup, and assignment evidence beyond this profile.
Season by season
Every governed season profile on record.| Season | Team | Role | Evidence | Creation | Rim pressure | Shooting | Passing | Screening | Interior finish | Point of attack | Switch coverage | Rim protection | Event creation | Rebounding |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | GSW | Secondary starter | High evidence | 58 | 39 | 52 | 62 | — | 54 | — | — | 74 | 56 | 74 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | — | High evidence | 48 | 41 | 53 | 57 | 49 | 60 | 37 | 39 | 63 | 38 | 71 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | — | High evidence | 58 | 45 | 69 | 70 | 52 | 62 | 48 | 40 | 61 | 44 | 64 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | — | High evidence | 57 | 39 | 75 | 69 | 55 | 49 | 43 | 47 | 73 | 35 | 67 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | — | High evidence | 63 | 53 | 57 | 68 | 46 | 59 | 51 | 58 | 75 | 52 | 76 |
| 2020-21 | — | — | High evidence | 62 | 42 | 57 | 61 | — | 62 | — | — | 65 | 61 | 56 |
| 2019-20 | PHI | — | High evidence | 69 | 44 | 54 | 70 | — | 61 | — | — | 68 | 50 | 65 |
| 2018-19 | BOS | — | High evidence | 73 | 54 | 60 | 78 | — | 67 | — | — | 77 | 62 | 52 |
| 2017-18 | BOS | — | High evidence | 72 | 48 | 74 | 77 | — | 61 | — | — | 75 | 41 | 71 |
| 2016-17 | BOS | — | High evidence | 70 | 50 | 57 | 74 | — | 60 | — | — | 75 | 47 | 59 |
| 2015-16 | ATL | — | Limited evidence | 60 | 53 | 54 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 52 | — |
| 2014-15 | ATL | — | Limited evidence | 59 | 54 | 48 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 76 | 59 | — |
| 2013-14 | ATL | — | Limited evidence | 55 | 56 | 51 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 57 | — |
What teams depended on him for
Seasons where a team's situation report named him a dependency case.GSW had an observed replacement lineup for Al Horford, but it came with a performance cost. The supported alternative was [Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, Quinten Post] at -1.7 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 246 possessions.
Replacement evidence
Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Draymond Green · Moses Moody · Quinten Post
shrunk net -1.7350 over 246 possessions
on floor 1805 possessions · off floor 5445 possessions
BOS did not have strong functional backup for Al Horford in rebounding; removing him cost about 34.1% of the team's production in that area. The next observed option was Jaylen Brown.
Replacement evidence
Jrue Holiday · Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White · Luke Kornet
shrunk net 2.8420 over 165 possessions
on floor 3586 possessions · off floor 4417 possessions
BOS had a supported lineup path without Al Horford: [Jrue Holiday, Kristaps Porzingis, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Derrick White] at 8.2 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 1317 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Jrue Holiday · Kristaps Porzingis · Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Derrick White
shrunk net 8.1700 over 1317 possessions
on floor 4161 possessions · off floor 4620 possessions
BOS did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Al Horford. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 4569 possessions · off floor 4428 possessions
BOS did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Al Horford.
Replacement evidence
Marcus Smart · Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Robert Williams III · Grant Williams
shrunk net 7.0820 over 261 possessions
on floor 5009 possessions · off floor 4054 possessions
OKC did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Al Horford.
Replacement evidence
Darius Bazley · Moses Brown · Luguentz Dort · Theo Maledon · Aleksej Pokusevski
shrunk net -3.3770 over 151 possessions
on floor 1451 possessions · off floor 5072 possessions
PHI did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Al Horford. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 3890 possessions · off floor 2753 possessions
BOS had a supported lineup path without Al Horford: [Gordon Hayward, Terry Rozier, Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Daniel Theis] at 5.0 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 158 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Gordon Hayward · Terry Rozier · Jaylen Brown · Jayson Tatum · Daniel Theis
shrunk net 5.0280 over 158 possessions
on floor 4264 possessions · off floor 3869 possessions
BOS did not have a sufficiently supported observed replacement lineup for Al Horford. The database keeps the functional-loss evidence but does not invent a replacement plan.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 5201 possessions · off floor 3397 possessions
BOS had a supported lineup path without Al Horford: [Jonas Jerebko, Kelly Olynyk, Marcus Smart, Terry Rozier, Jaylen Brown] at 2.2 adjusted net points per 100 possessions over 182 possessions. This is an observed option, not proof it is universally better.
Replacement evidence
Jonas Jerebko · Kelly Olynyk · Marcus Smart · Terry Rozier · Jaylen Brown
shrunk net 2.1810 over 182 possessions
on floor 5022 possessions · off floor 3576 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Al Horford.
Replacement evidence
No replacement lineup is supported by the available evidence.
on floor 5397 possessions · off floor 2553 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Al Horford.
Replacement evidence
Kyle Korver · Paul Millsap · Jeff Teague · DeMarre Carroll · Pero Antic
shrunk net 4.8330 over 259 possessions
on floor 5027 possessions · off floor 3111 possessions
ATL did not have enough reliable function-loss evidence to judge dependence on Al Horford.
Replacement evidence
Elton Brand · Kyle Korver · Paul Millsap · Jeff Teague · DeMarre Carroll
shrunk net 5.1270 over 356 possessions
on floor 1679 possessions · off floor 5781 possessions
Known contract calendar
Governed contract events naming this player — dates carry their honest quality.No governed contract-calendar events name this player.
Function scores, roles, dependence records and contract events are separate evidence. No combined player value, trade value or ranking is computed from them, and none of them is a causal impact claim.