We see multiple players every season who aren’t selected for the game as a reserve, aren’t happy and have a right not to be happy. This season is no different.
But Horford makes the Celtics go, and he’s been huge in Gordon Hayward’s absence, stepping up as Boston’s second-best player next to Kyrie Irving. He’s averaging 13.3 points, 7.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game. He’s been a great defender, and his presence in Boston’s locker room has helped a team of young players be the best team in the Eastern Conference during the first half of the season.