The Hawks center will enter the final year of a contract that will pay him $12 million in 2015-16. He will become an unrestricted free agent July 1. Then, and only then Horford said, will he think about his future... There figures to be a big payday in Horford’s future as an unrestricted free agent. Horford made his third All-Star team last season and finished with averages of 15.2 points and 7.2 rebounds. The NBA salary cap is expected to jump significantly ahead of the 2016-17 season, with the league’s new TV contract in effect. Horford will be one of the top free agents next summer, with the likes of Kevin Durant and likely LeBron James. My focus right now is to get better individually and help our team be the best team that we can be. I have the same mindset and that is to help our team win and put us in a good position and try to be better. As far as the contract stuff, I’m going to wait until the season is over. I’m not going to let that linger and be a distraction. The focus is to be on the Hawks, on our team and getting better. Once the season ends, we’ll be able to sit down and talk and figure out all of that. I’m working on my body and working on my basketball. I want to expand my game to different things. The most important thing is I’m healthy. I’m looking forward to the season. Read more http://www.ajc.com/news/sports/bask...nnMHd/?ecmp=ajc_social_twitter_2014_hawks_sfp
