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Back in business, Noah joins the Clippers

3/6/2020, 10:55:21 PM


Free since last season, the 35-year-old tricolor international joins the Clippers' armada.

Joakim Noah, the return. Free since his passage (noticed) at the Memphis Grizzlies at the end of last season, the 35-year-old French international pivot will commit to the Los Angeles Clippers. ESPN information . It is a 10-day contract, but the trend is to extend this commitment until the end of the season. Optimism is in any case required, we are assured. Former Chicago and New York, vice-champion of Europe with the Blues in 2011, best defender of the NBA in 2014 and twice All Star (2013 and 2014), the son of Yannick will try, if necessary, to win the title alongside Kawhi Leonard, Paul George and company. He will join his new teammates next week.

The Clippers are signing free agent center Joakim Noah, league sources tell ESPN. Noah, a two-time All-Star, is expected to join the team next week.

- Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 6, 2020

Joakim Noah averages 8.8 points and 9.1 career rebounds (667 games). Between injuries and suspension, he has only participated in 124 games since the end of the 2015-16 season, his last for the Bulls. Including 42 with Memphis in 2018-19, with 7.1 points and 5.7 rebounds on average in 2018-19 with Memphis (42 matches). Last summer, "Jooks" was tested by the other Los Angeles club, the Lakers. Which had finally set their sights on Dwight Howard. Recall that the Clippers, second in the West (43-19), have already recruited Marcus Morris and Reggie Jackson in recent days. Two weight reinforcements. To see if Joakim Noah will find his place in the racket of Doc Rivers, with Ivica Zubac and other Montrezl Harrell.

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