Joakim Noah during his early years with the Chicago Bulls was untouchable. He was part of the first five line-up who made the Bulls a great contender over the past seasons. However, with his decline game performances and the changes with the coaching staff, Noah's skill set is somehow not need any more in the team. With the arrival of Pau Gasol and some relatively young players, Noah was overshadowed by them and was even starting off from the bench. And for this matter, trade rumors linking Joakim Noah have been the talk of the NBA world ever since.

Noah is considered as the heart and the soul of the franchise, perhaps second to Derrick Rose. However, with the decline performance and the lack of consistency it would not be that long for Noah to be traded to other teams. According to pippenainteasy, it would be senseless for the Bulls to be paying a player like Noah with a large amount while coming off from the bench. That is why if Noah could not find his way back to the starting line-up before February, he could be shipped out by then.

Aside from the performance issue, Noah is likewise being riddled with injury. That is why it would likewise be logical for the Bulls to trade Noah while other teams still find him valuable. The player's value like of Noah will be plummeting down as soon as other issues would surface.

In line with the idea of trade, Noah is now being rumored to be possibly landing either with the Boston Celtics or the Indiana Pacers. According to movienewsguide, the Celtics would want Noah to be the star player in their roster, and they could recondition Noah in order for him to get back to shape and to return to his old game. On the other hand, Indiana Pacers interest of Noah could be motivated by the lack of player that could strengthen their front line. And for the Bulls, they have nothing to worry about their frontline men, for they still have Pau Gasol, Taj Gibson and Nikola Mirotic, and the rookie Bobby Portis.