Reports: Thunder Pursuing Al Horford In Free Agency

<p>The Thunder are reportedly exploring options to acquire veteran power forward Al Horford.</p>

Thursday, June 30th 2016, 11:57 am

By: News 9


The Thunder will pursue forward Al Horford in free agency, according to multiple reports. Horford made $12 million with Atlanta last season and the 30-year-old will command a decent raise to whichever team secures his services this offseason.

To make the signing work, Oklahoma City would likely need to find a way to get rid of Enes Kanter ($17.1 mil) and Kyle Singler ($5 mil). The Thunder could save a few more bucks by not exercising the $3.48 option on Anthony Morrow’s contract. They could also waive Ersan Ilyasova’s $8.4 million non-guaranteed.

The NBA’s 2016-17 salary cap is projected to jump to $94 million next season, up from $70 million in 2015-16. That jump, which stems from a new TV deal, allows teams to get a little greedy in the free agent market.

Horford is worth the money, though. The four-time All-Star averaged 15.2 points, 7.3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks last year. He’s one of the most versatile big men in the league on both sides of the ball. Ironically, his game is pretty comparable to Serge Ibaka’s.

Thunder Payroll
2015-16 2016-17
Kevin Durant $20,158,622
Russell Westbrook $16,744,218 $17,769,374
Enes Kanter $16,400,000 $17,100,000
Ersan Ilyasova $8,400,000
Victor Oladipo $6,552,960
Dion Waiters $5,138,430
Kyle Singler $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Nick Collison $3,750,000 $3,750,000
Anthony Morrow $3,344,000 $3,488,000
Randy Foye $3,270,000
Steven Adams $2,279,040 $3,140,517
Cameron Payne $2,021,520 $2,112,480
Domantas Sabonis ~$2,000,000
Mitch McGary $1,463,040 $1,526,040
Andre Roberson $1,210,800 $2,183,072
Josh Huestis $1,140,240 $1,191,480
Nazr Mohammed $352,750

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