Joakim Noah named to All-NBA First Team

By Adam Silverstein
June 4, 2014

Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah, the 2013-14 NBA Defensive Player of the Year and a member of the NBA All-Defensive First Team, on Wednesday was named to the five-member All-NBA First Team.

Noah is the first player in the history of the Florida Gators men’s basketball program to accomplish each of the aforementioned feats and was the second ever to win an NBA year-end award, joining guard Mike Miller (Rookie of the Year in 2000-01, Sixth Man of the Year in 2005-06). He is the third former Florida player to be named to an All-NBA team, following third-team honorees Al Horford (2011) and David Lee (2013).

A Most Valuable Player candidate, Noah appeared on 80.8 percent of ballots (101-of-125) for first-team All-NBA, joining Kevin Durant, James Harden, LeBron James and Chris Paul on the team.

Noah averaged 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.2 steals per game during the regular season, registering four triple-doubles and 47 double-doubles while playing in 80 of 82 games.

He became just the fourth center in NBA history with four triple-doubles consisting of points, rebounds and assists in a single season (Wilt Chamberlain, David Robinson, Bill Russell) and is also the first Bulls player since Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen (1992-93) to record four triple-doubles in a single season.

Photo Credit: Associated Press

One Comment

  1. Timmy T says:

    Absolutely love me some Jo.

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