Al Horford’s Embarrassing Scream Is The Lasting Memory the 2019–20 Sixers Deserve

In July of 2019, the Philadelphia 76ers made their boldest gamble since the beginning of the long-term tanking strategy known now as the Process: they signed Al Horford away from the Boston Celtics, lavishing the then-33 year old big man with a four year, $109 million contract. The bet was that depriving the Celtics of a player who’d given Joel Embiid trouble, plus the value Horford would add with his shooting and savvy, would counteract the fit issues that would come along with starting two centers and two power…