SAN FRANCISCO -- For Al Horford, the decision to leave the Boston Celtics was a hard one after spending seven of his past nine seasons there, including winning the 2024 NBA title -- the first of his 18-year journey through the league.

But as Horford contemplated his future this offseason, two things were easy: He knew he wouldn't retire, and he knew that if he had to leave the Celtics, joining the Golden State Warriors was the obvious thing for him to do.

"It's a great opportunity to compete and to win at a high level," Horford said Wednesday in his introductory session with the media at Chase Center. "When I think about the Warriors, I think about Steph [ Curry ] and Draymond [ Green ] and Steve Kerr and seeing Jimmy Butler here. What he did in that second half of the season

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