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With unpredictable Kristaps Porziņģis on roster, Al Horford is vital to Warriors

The Golden State Warriors recognized the importance of veteran depth when they re-signed forty-year-old Al Horford shortly after keeping Kristaps Porziņģis on the roster. General manager Mike Dunleavy announced that Porziņģis will miss training camp in Hawaii due to an unexpected health issue, thrusting Horford into an immediate leadership role as a potential opening-night starter.

Coach Steve Kerr relies on a five-out offensive scheme that demands floor-spacing big men, leaving younger prospects like Charles Bassey and Graham Ike to practice their three-pointers while the team awaits Porziņģis's recovery. Horford, who weighed retirement after appearing in only forty-five games last season due to various ailments, ultimately opted to return for his twentieth campaign on a fourteen-million-dollar deal.

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