Previously one of the more durable players in the league, Al Horford destroyed fantasy owners last season when a torn pectoral muscle ended his year after just 11 games played. However, he’s currently averaging career highs in ppg (17.4), rpg (10.0), spg (1.0) and FG% (55.7). Horford has been a top-20 fantasy player this season despite shooting a career-low 60.7 percent at the line, which is nowhere near his career mark of 73.7, so it’s safe to expect improvement there down the stretch. Among those in the top-five in double-doubles this season, only Horford and Dwight Howard also average at least 1.0 spg and 1.0 bpg. Horford’s Usage Rate (20.59) isn’t well above league average, but it’s a career high, and his 79.3 percent shooting at the rim leads the NBA (minimum 2.0 attempts per game). A skilled passer with a low turnover rate, Horford has especially been a beast of late, averaging 23.7 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.6 spg and 1.8 bpg over his past 11 contests, shooting a scorching 63.8 percent (118-for-185) from the floor over that span. It will be interesting to see the type of production he puts up next year when/if Josh Smith leaves the team via free agency. Here’s one of the craziest buzzer beaters of all time . Here’s the leading candidate for dunk of the year .
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