An Al Horford – Celtics reunion might make more sense than you think

Boston could trade for the former Celtic center — and stay under the luxury tax.

In the season and a half since Al Horford’s departure from the Boston Celtics. it’s safe to say the team and the player have probably looked back at the split and had some second thoughts.

And with the exit of former teammate Gordon Hayward to the Charlotte Hornets last offseason, a traded player exception (TPE) the size of Horford’s contract just so happens to open the window to a reunion, should the Celtics think it wise to bring back the beloved big man at the trade deadline. This season, the University of Florida product is earning $27.5 million this season, sliding into the $28.5 million TPE with a million to spare.