Article: Elation, sadness for rookie Noah Veterans' departure means more minutes, less guidance for center.(Sports)

Byline: Mike McGraw

mmcgraw@@dailyherald.com

The morning after a slightly new era of Bulls basketball began with rousing success, rookie center Joakim Noah tried to sort out his conflicting emotions.

He talked about the elation of hearing his name announced as part of the starting lineup at the United Center, while at the same time feeling the sadness of seeing three respected teammates disappear suddenly.

Noah and fellow rookie Demetris Nichols were waiting to depart for an appearance at the Field Museum when it became obvious at the Berto Center that a major trade was going down Thursday afternoon.

The top reason listed by general manager John Paxson ...

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