Al Horford to no longer be active for Thunder this season

As the Oklahoma City Thunder turn to younger players in the nightly rotation, five-time All-Star center Al Horford will be no longer active for games this season.

Source: Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN

ANALYSIS: Wojnarowski added that Horford at 34 years-old, plans to remain with his Oklahoma City teammates and train at the team facility, but he won't play in the final 28 games for the Thunder.

After the season, Horford will have two years and $53 million left on his contract and Thunder general manager Sam Presti has pledged to work with Horford and his agent, Jason Glushon, on finding the center a trade to a team that fits better with this late stage of his career, according to ESPN.