LA Clippers centers Joakim Noah and Ivica Zubac appear eager to work with each other in the NBA bubble.
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00:00 Joe Kim Nobbe may be the newest member of the Clippers franchise, but it doesn't seem
00:04 like it's taken him long to develop a bond with Ibiza's Zubats.
00:07 Earlier this week, Nobbe shared an image on Instagram of him sitting courtside with Zubats
00:11 at the Golden State Warriors Arena.
00:12 Clippers played their final game before the NBA season was suspended on March 11th.
00:16 He tagged Zoo in the photo and added the caption, "Almost that time, big fella."
00:20 Zubats is one of three Clippers players that has yet to arrive in the bubble, along with
00:24 Landry Chamott and Marcus Morris.
00:26 Once Zoo does make it down there, it seems safe to say that Nobbe will be eager to work
00:29 with him in practice.
00:30 Noah is a 13-year veteran of the league and has plenty to teach to Zubats, who just turned
00:34 23 during the NBA's hiatus back in March.
00:37 Zoo is already an above-average defender in his position, but Noah is a former defensive
00:40 player of the year and was named to the NBA's all-defensive team, all-defensive first team
00:45 that is, in 2013 and 2014.
00:47 Surely there's a lot of tips and pointers that Noah can give him.
00:50 Clippers coach Tucker has already commented on the relationship between the two, saying
00:53 that bringing in Noah will be "absolutely fantastic" for Zoo.
00:56 It's still unclear how many minutes each player will see once the NBA season resumes
01:01 on July 30th.
01:02 Before the restart, Zubats was averaging about 18 minutes per game, while Noah has yet to
01:06 make his debut for the team.
01:07 Montrose-Harrell leads at most of the minutes at the position right now, but that could
01:11 change if the Clippers end up facing off against a team of the dominant big, like Joel Embiid,
01:14 for example.
01:15 Noah will likely serve as the team's third center and see less than 10 minutes per game,
01:19 but again that could vary if LA needs a bigger body on the floor.
01:22 At the very least, it's a reliable option to put on the floor if Zoo or Harrell find
01:26 themselves in foul trouble.
01:28 With less than a week to go before the Clippers play their first scrimmage game against Orlando
01:31 Magic on July 22nd, it may be worth keeping an eye on social media to see if and when
01:36 Zubats arrives in Orlando.