The free agency addition of Al Horford remains on track for the Golden State Warriors, but it could have quite easily been disrupted by the Los Angeles Lakers in what would have been a major free agency disaster.
Horford's arrival at the Warriors has felt like a fait accompli for well over a month, yet there was plenty of anxiety before then as other teams circled and the potential of retirement was still on the cards.
The Lakers were one of those teams linked to Horford earlier in free agency, with the 5x All-Star previously seen as a potential option for the purple and gold despite their addition of former No.