NBA 2020-21: Chicago Bulls’ legend Joakim Noah retiring from basketball, Report. Noah, a two-time NBA All-Star and Defensive Player of the Year in 2013-14, last played for the Los Angeles Clippers, suiting up for five games last season.
The 36-year-old spent the majority of his career with the Chicago Bulls, and the plan is for him to eventually retire as a Bull, per Charania.
In 13 seasons Noah averaged 8.8 points and 9.0 rebounds per game.
13-year NBA center Joakim Noah — a two-time All-Star and former Defensive Player of the Year winner — is effectively retiring from basketball, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
Plan is for the longtime Chicago star to eventually retire as a Bull.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 1, 2021
Joakim Noah’s Basketball History
Noah played college basketball for the Florida Gators and won back-to-back NCAA championships in 2006 and 2007.
The Chicago Bulls selected Noah with the ninth overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft. Noah is a two-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team in 2014 when he also was named the NBA Defensive Player of the Year.
He represented France in international competitions.
Noah won the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2014, in the same year he was selected in the All-NBA team.
He was also in the NBA All-Defensive team in 2013 as well as 2014. In 2015, J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award.