NBA free agency: 5 teams for Joakim Noah
By John Buhler
Joakim Noah has grown increasingly frustrated with the Chicago Bulls, telling teammates he won’t be back next year. So here are five new teams for Noah.
Veteran NBA center Joakim Noah has spent his entire nine-year NBA career playing for the Chicago Bulls as one of the best defensive-minded big men of his time. Noah plays hard with great passion and high basketball intelligence. While injuries have slowed down his career at times, he was a huge reason behind the Bulls’ success for much of the last decade.
That being said, Noah has reportedly grown frustrated with the inner workings of the Bulls organization and has told his teammates that he won’t resign with the team in 2016 NBA free agency.
Noah probably wants to go to an organization that doesn’t have a front court log jam quite as massive as what he has had to deal with in Chicago the last few years. Though injuries are now a major concern at this stage of his career, Noah can still provide immense value to several NBA teams, whether that be as a starting front court player or an important rotational reserve.
He’s the type of player any defensive-minded head coach would love to have on their team. If Noah really doesn’t want another contract to play in Chicago for the dysfunctional Bulls, here are five potential landing spots for the veteran NBA center this upcoming free agency period.
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