Al Horford made his Golden State Warriors debut on Tuesday night, recording five points and five rebounds across 20 minutes in the team’s season-opening win vs. the Los Angeles Lakers.

Prior to Horford signing his much-delayed contract with Golden State this offseason, however, the Warriors were reportedly eyeing another former Boston Celtics big man.

According to ESPN’s Anthony Slater , Golden State had a “level of interest” in Luke Kornet before the center eventually signed with the San Antonio Spurs.

Kornet inked a four-year, $41 million deal with the Spurs in early July.

“(Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy) had to make semi-frequent calls to reassure (Horford) of the sequencing of the plan, but Horford, team sources said, was their ‘absolute 1A’ target and no other free a

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