Joakim Noah Rumors: Bulls Center Reportedly Told Teammates of Desire to Move On

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah reportedly revealed to a teammate that he would be leaving the organization and signing elsewhere in free agency this summer, according to Joe Cowley of the Chicago Sun-Times.

The unnamed Bulls player told Cowley that Noah said he “has no trust in the front office getting this in the right direction” and that many players don’t trust general manager Gar Forman.

That player also indicated to Cowley that former coach Tom Thibodeau acted as a buffer between the players and the front office, fostering an “us against them” mentality. Because first-year head coach Fred Hoiberg was a Forman hire, however, the players are unclear of where the coach stands.

Cowley wrote that Hoiberg may not be on Team Forman either, though at least one of his assistants reportedly is:

What the players have been trying to figure out in building their relationship with Hoiberg has been exactly how tied the coach is with Forman.

“They might not be as tight as everyone, including Gar, thinks,” one league source said of the Hoiberg-Forman relationship.

That remains a very important issue moving forward for this team.

“We know there’s at least one assistant [coach] that tells Gar everything …

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