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Joakim NoahChicago Bulls · #13

Center · 7'0", 250 lb · 13th season

Joakim Noah is a retired center best known with the Chicago Bulls. Defensive anchor and DPOY. Career averages: 8.8 points, 9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.

Balladex Impact · 62
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Chicago Bulls · #13 · Center
Joakim Noah
Season avg2.8 pts · 3.2 reb · 1.4 ast · .500 fg
Career avg8.7 pts · 9.0 reb · 2.8 ast · .493 fg
IMPACTBalladex Impact 62 — Solid starter tierINDEXJoakim Noah · Chicago BullsIMPACTBalladex Impact 62 — Solid starter tierINDEXJoakim Noah · Chicago Bulls
Scouting report

Joakim Noah — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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retired standout · center · Impact 62
Joakim Noah is a retired center best known with the Chicago Bulls. Defensive anchor and DPOY. Career averages: 8.8 points, 9 rebounds and 3.1 assists
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Below average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Below average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Average at the rim
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Clutch
Average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Joakim Noah stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
Balladex Consensus: Solid starter tier — a blend of Impact, production and résumé.
Futures & chases
MVP odds
62Impact index
193Star score
Career scoring average8.7 ppg
Seasons in the index13
Accolades on file2
1× Defensive Player of the Year · 2× NBA All-Star
Stat explorer

Joakim Noah — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
2.8 PPG
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Playmaking
1.4 APG
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Rebounding
3.2 RPG
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Shooting
3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Joakim Noah

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2020-21  78% confidence
2.7
pts
1.4–4.0
2.8
reb
2.1–3.5
1.4
ast
0.9–1.9
8.9
min
proj
30
gp
health
.506
fg%
~base
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 13-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 2.8 → projected 2.7 PPG
Minutes / role
-0.3
Development (his trend)
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Age curve
+0.0
Live context
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Net vs last season-0.1 PPG
Everything it reads
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13 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 7 / 42 / 5 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Joakim Noah career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2007-087420.76.65.61.1.482.000
2008-098024.26.77.61.3.556.000
2009-106430.110.711.02.1.504
2010-114832.811.710.42.2.525.000
2011-126430.410.29.82.5.508.000
2012-136636.811.911.14.0.481.000
2013-148035.312.611.35.4.475.000
2014-156730.67.29.64.7.445.000
2015-162921.94.38.83.8.383.000
2016-174622.15.08.82.2.490.000
2017-1875.71.72.00.6.500
2018-194216.57.15.72.1.516.000
2019-20510.02.83.21.4.500
Career67227.88.79.02.8
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record
#11conf seed
-4.5net rtg
112.5off rtg
117def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.
How his role moves
Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
62 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
1× Defensive Player of the Year · 2× NBA All-Star
Act IV

The Ballad of Joakim Noah

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 2007 as a Center.

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Joakim Noah is a retired retired standout. Defensive anchor and DPOY.

Chapter

He averaged 8.8 points, 9 rebounds and 3.1 assists over his career.

Where things stand

A retired standout and Chicago Bulls name.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Height
6' 11"
Weight
230 lbs
College
Florida
Experience
13th Season
NBA debut
2007
Draft
2007
Jersey
#13
Legacy

Defensive anchor and DPOY.

The person

A retired retired standout and Chicago Bulls name.

Retired
Chicago Bulls
Standout
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FAQ

Joakim Noah — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Joakim Noah, answered.

What were Joakim Noah's career averages?
Joakim Noah averaged 8.8 points, 9 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game.
Is Joakim Noah retired?
Yes — Joakim Noah is a retired center.
Joakim Noah career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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