The Los Angeles Lakers were in the hunt for a solution to their starting center spot in the 2025 offseason. They landed on Deandre Ayton. Before that was the case, there was a brief time when Al Horford was a name connected to the Lakers as a potential fix to that problem.
Michael Scotto reported at the start of free agency: "Al Horford has received interest from several contending teams since the start of free agency, including the Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, New York Knicks, Denver Nuggets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Los Angeles Lakers."
Theoretically, the fit made sense.