Seeing Joakim Noah come off the bench last year for the Bulls seemed very odd. Rookie head coach Fred Hoiberg made the decision to remove the fan favorite from the starting linuep. Perhaps that, along with a bunch of other miscues, played a role in the Bulls regressing to missing the playoffs.
The 31-year-old will be a free agent this summer. While he may not be what he was a few years ago, he’s not far from it. He’s not out there to score, and he can still play solid defense and grab boards. But will he be doing that somewhere other than Chicago? Sounds like yes if it were solely up to him.
Joakim Noah has been telling teammates in recent weeks that he was done with the organization once free agency begins, and “has no trust in the front office getting this in the right direction,’’ according to a Bulls player.
The player was asked if Noah’s feelings had anything to do with first-year coach Fred Hoiberg and the tension that developed between the two early in the season, when Noah lost his starting job. The player insisted that Noah didn’t bring up the rift as an explanation for his desire to bolt.
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