Ofc, if signing Horford works but Durant fails we still got Dwight Howard as a backup...bolster that front court!
It would be a very good plan B, for sure.
My personal preferences are:
1) Durant + Dwight + Horford
2) Durant + Dwight
3) Durant + Horford
4) Dwight + Horford
If we could pull either one of those four moves off I'd honestly be pretty ecstatic.
I like Horford , but is he really someone to get excited about? Why would anyone want to come to the Celts just because Horford is on the team.
Because we already have an All-Star in Isaiah Thomas, and we already have two very nice two-way starters in Bradley and Crowder. Our main weakness (the main thing holding us back from challenging the contenders) is our horribly weak frontcourt, and while I'm not a massive Horford fan he would improve that frontcourt quite a bit.
The thing with Horford though is that he is a guy who was pretty much BUILT to be a #3 guy - mainly because he's such a solid all around player and is a very team oriented guy. He's the type of guy who will play whatever role you ask him to play, and he's not going to X amount of touches or Y amount of shot attempts.
If you are a guy like Durant, you already know that joining the Celtics means you're sharing the ball with Isaiah. That's perfectly fine because there are plenty of shots to go around for two guys. But throw in a third high usage star into the mix and things could become messy.
Horford and Dwight are both perfect fits alongside Durant/Thomas because they are both the type of players who can be effective on the court without having to be the focal point of the offense. Horford can happily sit out and take whatever open jumpers / layups the defense gives him, while Dwight can gobble up offensive rebounds and get a significant amount of his offense from that alone.