Joakim Noah will reportedly come off the bench on Bulls' opening night

Joakim Noah has started every game he's appeared in for the Bulls over the last two seasons, and has started in 463 of 543 appearances since he entered the NBA in 2007.

But according to new head coach Fred Hoiberg, on opening night, Noah will be coming off the bench.

Via K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune:

The bigger surprise may be that Taj Gibson is also going to come off the bench, rather than replace Noah in the team's starting lineup. Though veteran coaches will tell you it's more important to finish the game than to start it, and those late fourth quarter lineups will be truly what matter most.

But it's going to be an adjustment for Noah and the Bulls nonetheless.