When thinking about Horford as a FA earlier this year, I didn't like the numbers. The contract was going to be big and his age was getting a little high. But I think Horford's game is going to be one that ages very well (think, the opposite of Dwight Howard) and look at what Pau Gasol is doing right now at age 35 (Horford would, potentially be on the books for age 30-34). In the last month or so, I've become enamored with the idea of Horford in Stevens' system.
I also wonder if we could hold onto some of our assetts if we agree to take Tiago Splitter off their hands (and then just buy him out or send him to any team that wants an extra big for nothing). So this is the deal I put together:
Boston gets: Horford Splitter
Atlanta gets: David Lee, Terry Rozier, Zeller or Sullinger, Young or Hunter, Dallas 2016, a couple of future 2nd Rounders.
The money works and we get to keep basically our entire core (IT, Bradley, Smart, Crowder) and we send out one of Sullinger of Zeller (which do we want more, Zeller's size or Sullinger's rebounding?).