Last offseason when the Philadelphia 76ers signed Al Horford, there was a sigh of relief. Horford always played well against Joel Embiid and he was a veteran leader on the rival Boston Celtics. The signing was a positive to the Sixers, as well as a negative to the Celtics. Yet, the hype around the signing seemed more focused on Horford’s play against the Sixers in years past, and not as much on his fit with an already big lineup in Philadelphia.
In a league that is going away from the big centers who play in the post, the Sixers now had two with Embiid and Horford.