NBA Draft Profile: Joakim Noah
April 8th, 2007
by Jeff Fox
NBA Draft: Joakim Noah
College: Florida
Class: Sophomore
Stats: ESPN.com
Position: PF/C
Height: 6”11”
Weight: 232lbs
Accolades: Second Team All-American – AP (07), First Team All-SEC (07), Second Team All-American – USBWA (07), Third Team All-American – CHN (07), Wooden Award All-American (07), SEC All-Tournament Team (07), Final Minneapolis Region MOP – NCAA Tournament (06), Final Four MOP (06), First Team All-SEC (06), Honorable Mention All-American – AP (06).
Scouting Report: A multi-talented, energetic, athletic big man.
Strengths: Tons of energy and enthusiasm. Very athletic and long. Can get out and run the floor well. Great ball handler for a big man – can grab a rebound and start the fast break on his own. Big time performer in big time games. Very good passer for a player his size and position. Great rebounder and shotblocker. Great teammate – unselfish, motivator, good leader.
Weaknesses: His game seems to have regressed a bit from his sophomore year – the majority of his key stats went down his junior year. Horrible shooter – bad technique and bad spin/rotation on his shots. He never averaged more than 26 minutes a game played throughout his career. Needs to bulk up and get stronger for the NBA. Is a year older than other juniors.
Projected 2007 Draft Range: Between #3 and #6 overall.
Consensus: Noah could have struck while the iron was hot at the end of last season and possibly gone #1 overall in the 2006 draft. Instead he returned to school, won another championship but seems to have hurt his draft stock. His lack of a jump shot will allow teams to exploit him in the NBA, but his energy, ball handling, passing and defense should still make him a valuable contributor.
Current NBA Mock Draft Position
CHN's Six-Star Ranking System
= Superstar/All-NBA Potential
= Potential NBA All-Star
= Consistent NBA Starter
= 6th Man/Fringe Starter
= Career Reserve
= Fringe NBA
Player/12th Man
0 stars = Life in the Minor Leagues
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Background
Jeff Fox is a freelance journalist based an hour outside of Toronto, Canada. While attending University of Waterloo (Canada) earning a B.A. in Economics and Management Studies, Jeff managed to walk onto the school’s varsity basketball team, the Warriors, for 2 seasons. His final year riding the pine for the Warriors saw the team make it to the CIS (Canada’s NCAA equivalent) Final 8 tournament. In addition to this site, his work has also appeared in Dime magazine, Inside Sport magazine in Australia, and he is a writer/editor for Canada’s top independent hoops site, Hooplife.ca. When he isn’t planted in front of his computer he spends the rest of his time with his wife, Lisa, his infant son, Adam and his dog Jeannie.
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