Suns’ Mike Budenholzer shares Al Horford praise before Celtics Showdown

The Phoenix Suns They fight their lives to complete the regular season, because they look playoffs across the tournament and wednesday nights in the evening in the most difficult matches in the NBA in the Board of the Champion Boston Celtics. Celta may not be the dominant regular seasonal team that were last year, but they still have the best six in league – SA Al Horford remains an invaluable member Despite the rise there in the years.

If there is someone who knows only how it’s brain Horford, it’s Suns’s chief coach Mike Budenholzerwho trained Horford for three seasons with Atlanta Hawks since 2013. until 2016 years and before the sun and Celticse ‘, Budenholzer He expressed gratitude For a veteran big man, which is how important it is to coach in Atlanta in career.

“One of my favorite people, players of all time. As, literally, they probably wouldn’t sit here without Al Horford,” said Budenholzer, via Gerald Bourguet of Phnx Sports. “In order for him to win the championship and experienced that it was very special for him. He is one of the great teammates, great people who have ever been here.”

@YoungNBA asked Mike Budenholzer about Al Horford: "One of my favorite people, players of all time. Like, literally, probably wouldn't be sitting here without Al Horford….He's one of just the great teammates, great humans I've ever been around."

"I hope we kill him tonight" pic.twitter.com/Cx0Xt9PaBy

— Gerald Bourguet (@GeraldBourguet) March 27, 2025

Horford was the main cultural selector wherever he goes, and he managed to take off what seemed to be a prescribed drop in finding her second wind when Celtics traded for him 2021. Years.

For falcons, no one would forget the 60-winning 2014-15 season in the amount of 60-won where they went to the entire calendar month. Horford played an instrumental role in that unforgettable start of five, Paul Millsap, Jeff Teague, Kyle Korver, and Demarre Carroll – with the first four earnings of comprehensive wedding.

The sun seem to stay in the playpoints for a tournament

The 2024-25 season was heavy for the sun. They may have been inclined to the strong start that he turned on some amazing performances in the clutch, but they fell towards the middle of the season and all they can do now is save the campaign Trying to do it to a playoffs through the play.

The sun, however, have The hardest remaining scheduleSo it will have to be locked in movement forward. And there is no friendship between the competition in the NBA, and the sun will want to win Kelterice to add their goals.

“I hope we kill him tonight,” Budenholzer said with a smile.