Horford attracts the attention of the Knicks, 2 points may hinder Green Kai! Horford becomes the key 3 points, and the Lakers should chase

June 28 Today, New York reporter Ian Begley wrote an article to analyze the situation of Knicks Celtic veteran Horford. The article reads: I think the Knicks will look for defenders in the market. In addition, ESPN reported that Celtic veteran Horford was highly sought after in the offseason. I think the Knicks will at least focus on Horford's situation in Boston. The Celtics have freed up their capacities by trading Holiday and Porzingis, who obviously want to renew Horford, but the conditions for giving the veteran are limited. Horford is earning $9.5 million this season and his contract expires this summer.

It can be seen that Horford attracted the attention of the Knicks, especially considering that Robinson affected the Knicks' offensive space, if the Knicks can get Horford, then the Knicks can not only improve their rotation lineup, but also the Knicks can also set up five-in-one lineups in both the starting and substitute lineups. This is of great significance to the Knicks. More importantly, Towns can coexist with Horford, so it is reasonable for Horford to attract the Knicks' attention. However, the Celtics undoubtedly want to keep Horford, especially when Porzingis is already traded, the Celtics may want to keep Horford even more, but now the Celtics want to keep Horford at 2 points may become an obstacle.

The first obstacle is probably Tatum's injury problem. Although the Celtics still have good strength when they send Holiday and Porzingis away, Tatum may find it difficult to make a comeback in time next season, and even if Tatum can make a comeback next season, Tatum's condition will become a question. Therefore, under such circumstances, it is quite difficult for the Celtics to compete for the championship next season, and Horford, as a veteran, may continue to want to compete for the championship, but the Celtics are now unlikely to do this. At least it will be difficult for the Celtics to do this next season. The second obstacle is the salary of the Celtics. Although the Celtics want to keep Horford, the Celtics have limited salary space, and the salary given by the Celtics may be difficult to keep Horford at that time.

The reason why Horford is now sought after by many teams is because Horford has three points that have become the key. The first point is Horford's ability to protect the frame. Although Horford is not young, Horford still has good framing protection ability. Horford averages 0.9 blocks per game in the regular season. In the playoffs, Horford averages 1.3 blocks per game, and such data ranks ninth in the league. The second point is Horford's three-pointer ability. In the current league, insiders still have a relatively scarce ability to have three-point ability. Horford has such ability. In the regular season, Horford's three-point shooting percentage of the outside is as high as 36.3%. In the playoffs, Horford's three-point shooting percentage of the outside is even 40%. It can be said that Horford's ability will really help the team greatly.

The third point is Horford's championship gene. Horford had already won the championship with the Celtics before, so now Horford has become more mature. Therefore, when the team is facing difficulties, veterans like Horford will give the team great help, and these are also what many young teams need. Therefore, seeing that Horford can still perform such an excellent performance at such an age, the Lakers should really pursue Horford. After all, the Lakers need an inside line like Horford. Horford can undoubtedly play an important role around Doncic and James. At least Horford will be the inside line needed by the Lakers. If the Lakers can really get Horford, then the Lakers can increase their chances of winning the championship.