Joakim Noah Net Worth

Joakim Simon Noah net worth is
$20 Million

Joakim Simon Noah Wiki Biography

Joakim Noah was born on the 25th February 1985 in New York City, New York, USA of Swedish and French ancestry. He is a professional basketball player who is widely considered to be one of the best centers in the National Basketball Association (NBA), for the Chicago Bulls team. His career has been active since 2007.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Joakim Noah is, as of early 2016?It has been estimated by sources that Noah counts the total sum of his net worth at the impressive amount of $20 million, with the main source of his wealth being his career as a professional NBA player.
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Joakim Noah Net Worth $20 Million

Joakim Noah was raised with his sister by his father, Yannick Noah, who is a singer and former No. 3 professional tennis player who won the French Open in 1983, and his mother, Cecilia Rodhe, who was Miss Sweden in 1978. He is a grandson of Zacharie Noah, a professional soccer player who was the winner of the 1961 Coupe de France. Thanks to his ancestry, Noah has citizenships of USA, France and Sweden. When he was three years old, his family moved to Paris, France, and lived there until 1998, when they returned to New York City.

While he was in high school, Noah excelled in basketball and played for the United Nations International School, Lawrenceville School and Poly Prep Country Day School. Rivals.com listed him as the No. 75 player and No. 19 power forward in USA in 2004. After matriculation, he received a scholarship to attend the University of Florida, where he continued to play basketball for the Gators college teams. While at college, Noah won two NCAA Championships in 2006 and 2007, and he was named the Most Outstanding Player (MOP).

Noah’s professional basketball career began with the 2007 NBA Draft, in which he was selected as the 9th overall pick by the Chicago Bulls.Since that time he has been the part of the team, and in the beginning he quickly showed that he was a real deal. Thanks to this success, he gained his net worth. Although, Noah struggled a bit in his first two seasons, as he averaged only 6.7 points a game, he soon settled in and during the 2009-2010 season, he averaged 14.8 points per game. Thanks to his outstanding performances, during next season in October 2010, he signed a five-year contract with the Bulls worth $60 million, which increased his net worth by a large margin.

To speak further of his accomplishments as an individual, his first triple double came in 2012 season, recording 13 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists, against the Milwaukee Bucks. His career high scoring game came in the following season, scoring 30 points against the Boston Celtics.

During his career he has received several awards, and recognitions, including two appearancesin the All-Star game 2013 and 2014, twicenamed to the NBA All-Defensive First Team in the same years, and named the NBA Defensive Player of the year in 2014, and also in 2014 selected for the All-NBA First Team.

Regarding Joakim Noah’s personal life, little is quoted in the media about it, except the fact that he spent his time during the off-season divided between Florida and Chicago. Noah is also known for his charity work, as together with his mother he founded the Noah’s Arc Foundation, a non-profit organization which helps children to develop skills in sports and arts.



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