It took a while, but Joakim Noah has parlayed his 10-day contract into a job for the rest of the season.
The Los Angeles Clippers will sign Noah for the remainder of the season, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Joakim Noah and the Clippers plan for him to sign a rest of season deal next week, sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Current 10-day contracts, including Noah, expire on June 23.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 20, 2020
Noah signed a 10-day deal with the Clippers on March 9, two days before the NBA season was suspended. He didn’t actually get the chance to appear in a game before that happened, so the Clippers are signing him without really knowing how he’ll stack up to NBA competition right now. With 10-day contracts set to expire Tuesday when the NBA transaction window opens, they essentially had to make a decision to keep him or lose him.
Other teams reportedly looked at Noah before the Clippers brought him in. He last featured for Memphis, where he averaged 7.1 points and 5.7 rebounds per game in 42 appearances last season.
