Woj - Horford Decision Expected Saturday Evening (ATL upping offer)

[max215]

Sounds like he really is leveraging us into a 5-year max from Atlanta. Unbelievable.

[CoachBo]

And that thud you hear is the off-season.

Jaylen Brown for Evan Turner.

Ugh.

[CelticSooner]

Yeah the writing was on the wall last night when he didn't come up with a decision. He called ATL's bluff and got what he wanted.

[BudweiserCeltic]

Michael Scotto @MikeAScotto
Sources: Hawks preparing a full max offer to keep Al Horford. Kent Bazemore among those strongly recruiting Al Horford to stay in Atlanta.

[alldaboston]

Right as the meeting ends, this comes out. Of course. Smh

[esel1000]

Can't blame DA for this one. He really did everything he could...

[Ilikesports17]

Sources: Boston, Washington falling back on Al Horford, with Hawks strengthening in belief that a deal can be reached to re-sign him.

I HATE Atlanta. So much. And I hate Al. Using us as a tool. **** him

I dont think you can blame him for using us for leverage. Savvy business decision.

[walker834]

Honestly if Horford chooses us that would show more character imo.  Atlanta is not doing everything they can to win a championship.  Howard is a good addition but does not put them in that class.

horford choosing Atlanta is about money first and foremost.

[Kane3387]

Wow

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojVerticalNBA  34s34 seconds ago
Sources: Boston, Washington falling back on Al Horford, with Hawks strengthening in belief that a deal can be reached to re-sign him.

Not surprised but still disappointed. Hope 2017 is better. Just like the draft I did all those Twitter refreshes for nothing.

[kozlodoev]

Sounds like he really is leveraging us into a 5-year max from Atlanta. Unbelievable.

Why was there any doubt in this? The guy has spent his entire career in Atlanta.

[jpotter33]

At least we know what kind of guy he is.

Exactly. He's not Celtics-material if he's going to prioritize money over winning like that.

There's absolutely no question in my mind that Atlanta right now is a worse team than they were last year, and adding Horford to that trio will only make a tenuous fit even worse. There's a reason Horford has played the 5 his entire career in Atlanta..

[alldaboston]

Wow

Adrian Wojnarowski ‏@WojVerticalNBA  34s34 seconds ago
Sources: Boston, Washington falling back on Al Horford, with Hawks strengthening in belief that a deal can be reached to re-sign him.

Not surprised but still disappointed. Hope 2017 is better. Just like the draft I did all those Twitter refreshes for nothing.

Same. Wasted so much of my time smh

[tankcity!]

Sources: Boston, Washington falling back on Al Horford, with Hawks strengthening in belief that a deal can be reached to re-sign him.

I HATE Atlanta. So much. And I hate Al. Using us as a tool. **** him

I dont think you can blame him for using us for leverage. Savvy business decision.

It's just crazy he's happy with losing in the second round every year. I mean that team has no upside. And they're trading Milsap, who is their best player. Horford and Howard don't even fit. It's pretty clear this seems like a money decision to me.

[droopdog7]

At least we know what kind of guy he is.

Yeah, the same as pretty much everybody.

And people need to stop acting like a jilted lover.  Guys will do what best for them every time.  And that's fine.

[tankcity!]

I just really want the Celtics to beat Atlanta in the Playoffs next year now. I hope the team is motivated by this.