Ketleen Clarke hurt. It could not come to a worse time for NBA.
Imagine a summer in which your top viewing options are US soccer games against Ireland and Guatemala, a person called Misiorowski Pitching for Brucers, and is drawing in Aaron Rodgers Minicamp.
And unfortunately, not in that order.
This puts a lot of pressure on the NBA, which in recent years tries summer with NFL-style offsen playbook.
This draft coverage has been increased, free agency has been replaced in a scoop-powered mania, and the summer league has been hyp-up, because when you actually matched your game six months ago, a group of approach players got a chance to know.
Well, the draft was very boring, Stephen A. Smith was to be brought only to declare loudly. (Yes, do you think?)
A snoozer draft rolls into a summer league in the requirement of a snooze button. No wonder NBA is going out of TV business.
He leaves free agency. And yes, some former July 4 fireworks were doing fireworks: Kevin Duunt landed in Houston, Crystaps Porzis, Atlanta, Dandre Ion (waiting, is not retired?) In Luke Donic’s backup plan, and Miles Turner granted bail on pacers.
Came Johnson for Michael Porter Junior, Jordan Polay for CJ McColm, Annaprane Simmons for Junior Holiday, Desmond Ban-Beat Honest for a bag of first round pics: Most of these tricks were just body-female. Did anyone really improve?
Okay, perhaps the rocket did. And some other teams (looking at you, Atlanta) which do not really matter. Have you noticed what Hornets are doing? Very good.
But here is the truth: not every team of the former is named Indiana, today seems completely better because the top dogs, Celtics, the conference, essentially waved a white flag in the 2025–26 season. And not every team of the West has named Phoenix, after the champs look terriblely defeated in the final, their move is more bounced.
The doors of the NBA Title Hardware Store are left so widespread … Nix Niches are dreaming of Lebron, Buxy Gianis, and hugging Warriors … Okay, we are still not certain what they are doing.
And it is terrible.
Forget about Lebron. Keltics is not doing Jalen Brown’s business. Damian Lillard is considering this season as a rest. But there Is A player who can make 15 teams immediately contenders – or take existing contenders to a level.
Al Horford.
This can be a green “42” to fit the symbolic white flag of Celtics. This highly proud franchise will be small without the stable appearance of the most underpared star of the NBA.
All Horford has done the last four seasons in Boston which increases Jason Tatam’s all-NBA confusion. (You saw that when Tatam had gone to Paris in the last summer and Horford left behind like a forgotten toothbrush.)
While playing the center, Horford has dried 456 Threes in four years – about 400 of those who assist for Tatam, Doris Burkes Honor Honorary “All Little Things” to earn the badge.
And Horford hit him on a 39.2 percent clip. For comparison, Tatam shot 35.5 percent when he tried to do all this.
It is a reliable and clutch-floor-spacer at one end of the floor. And this is not even his best end.
Even in 6 -foot -9, the Horford League is one of the best big men defenders. Prior to every game, Cultics coach Joe Mazullah had the luxury to hand over the most dangerous scorer of the opposing team to Horford. Tatam, meanwhile, stood next to Rim and rebound the uncontested Mrs. (And still got an all-defense vote.)
If Horford can make Boston great again … imagine what he will do for the Golden State.
He and Drman Green will construct a defensive wall that may not even be Oljuvon and Sampson. And even more importantly, 246 Threes Green hoisted 246 Threes Green will be launched last year with efficiency like Horford-Dramond No-TAM.
Horford. Green. Butler. Curry. Go ahead and count the thunder.
In fact, not. Oklahoma City can wake up from its offsen nap and join the Horford Sweepstake. This is another advantage of a 39-year-old man who has earned $ 280 million in his career-they do not require maximum contract.
Just buy him a ring.
He can absorb the unavoidable broken bone from Chet Holmagraine during the 2026 playoffs, filling it to the potential dynasty that is uprooted without it.
Lakes is interested in Horford. of course they are. He can revive the weemby, babysit anthony davis, anchor joel EBIID, heat, can calm the cleapers … he can also be able to make Carl-Anthony Town smarter.
Or maybe Horford stays out of loyalty in Boston. But if this happens, Celtix can reduce Jolly Roger.
A man still has uneven power in NBA. Call him male Ketleen Clarke – with a kind of reliable jumper.
