Joakim Noah is one of three players this millennium to average 11 rebounds and five assists per game in the same season. Kevin Garnett did it three times in Minnesota, and DeMarcus Cousins was in the middle of it this season before tearing his ACL. That’s the Joakim Noah the New York Knicks hoped they were getting.
The guy that Adam Fromal of Bleacher Report ranked the best center in the NBA following the 2013-14 season; the same one in which he put up those gaudy numbers and was voted Defensive Player of the Year and First-Team All-NBA.