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Looking back on Al Horford’s decision to leave the Atlanta Hawks in free agency.
The Atlanta Hawks selected Al Horford with the third overall pick in the 2007 NBA Draft, asking a lot of the Florida Gator from the start. The 6’9 big man played in 81 games, starting 77, and was moved from his natural power forward position to the center spot.
That gave the Hawks an extremely young frontcourt of Marvin Williams, Josh Smith, and Horford to play alongside established star Joe Johnson.