.jpg) Favors with theUtah Jazz in 2018 | |
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Center /power forward |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1991-07-15)July 15, 1991 (age 33) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | South Atlanta (Atlanta, Georgia) |
| College | Georgia Tech (2009–2010) |
| NBA draft | 2010: 1st round, 3rd overall pick |
| Selected by theNew Jersey Nets | |
| Playing career | 2010–present |
| Career history | |
| 2010–2011 | New Jersey Nets |
| 2011–2019 | Utah Jazz |
| 2019–2020 | New Orleans Pelicans |
| 2020–2021 | Utah Jazz |
| 2021–2022 | Oklahoma City Thunder |
| 2023–2024 | Windy City Bulls |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com  | |
| Stats atBasketball Reference | |
Derrick Bernard Favors[1] (born July 15, 1991) is an American professionalbasketball player who last played for theWindy City Bulls of theNBA G League. Favors playedcollege basketball for theGeorgia Tech Yellow Jackets for one season before being selected by theNew Jersey Nets with the third overall pick of the2010 NBA draft.
After playing a season with the Nets, Favors was traded to theUtah Jazz in 2011, where he played for eight seasons. In the 2019 offseason, he was traded to theNew Orleans Pelicans. He then returned to the Jazz in the 2020–2021 season after playing a year with the Pelicans.
During his second stint with the Utah Jazz, Favors became the franchise's 10th all-time leading scorer when he passedMehmet Okur.
Favors playedhigh school basketball atSouth Atlanta High School, where he was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the class of 2009.Scout.com rated him the #1 player in the country,[2] #2 in theESPNU100,[3] and #4 byRivals.com. On March 14, 2009, he led South Atlanta to the Georgia Class AAA state championship. He scored 38 points and had 21 rebounds in the championship game againstWestover High School.[4] He was named to the 2009McDonald's All-American Team. He led the East to a 113–110 victory and was named theMVP of the game. He scored 19 points and had 8 rebounds.[5] Favors was selected to participate in the 2009Nike Hoop Summit inPortland, Oregon but pulled out for personal reasons[6] and he was also selected to play in the 2009Jordan Brand Classic atMadison Square Garden where he scored a game-high 21 points and was namedMVP for the black team, whileRenardo Sidney was named MVP for the white team.[7]He finished his senior season averaging 28.1 points, 13.3 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game and holds the career records in points (2,341), rebounds (1,511) and blocked shots (741).[8]
Favors committed toGeorgia Tech in January 2009, which he chose overGeorgia andNorth Carolina State.[9]
Favors played both power forward and center forPaul Hewitt's Yellow Jackets. The frontcourt consisted of a three-man rotation of Favors,Gani Lawal andZach Peacock. In ACC games, he averaged 11.8 points and 8.7 rebounds per game and shot 62.5% from the field. He also helped lead the Yellow Jackets to theACC tournament finals againstDuke. During the tournament, he posted 17 points, 9.8 rebounds and 3 blocks per game.
Favors was named ACC Rookie of the Year and to the ACC All-Freshman Team.[8]
On April 9, 2010, Favors announced he would forgo his final three years of college eligibility to enter the2010 NBA draft[10] where he was subsequently selected with the third overall pick by theNew Jersey Nets. Favors was 19 years 104 days when he made his NBA debut, thus becoming the youngest player ever to set foot on court for the Nets.[11] In just his third game with the Nets on October 31, 2010, against Miami, he recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds (10 offensive) in a 101–78 loss.[12]
On February 23, 2011, Favors was traded, along withDevin Harris, two future first-round picks, and cash considerations to theUtah Jazz in exchange forDeron Williams.[13] He went on to score a season-high 17 points on April 9 against San Antonio.[14]
On October 19, 2013, Favors signed a four-year contract extension with the Jazz.[15]
On November 1, 2014, Favors scored a then career-high 32 points in a 118–91 win over the Phoenix Suns.[16] On November 12, 2015, he recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 7 blocks in a loss to the Miami Heat.[17] On December 5, 2015, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 122–119 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers.[18] On January 25, 2016, Favors returned to the floor after a 16-game absence due to a back problem. He played 19 minutes off the bench and recorded 14 points and 5 rebounds in a loss to the Detroit Pistons.[19]
On March 13, 2018, in a 110–79 win over theDetroit Pistons, Favors climbed to 10th place on Utah's all-time rebounding list with 3,602 rebounds. He passed former Utah centerMehmet Okur, who pulled down 3,599 rebounds with the Jazz.[20] On April 11, 2018, in a 102–93 win over thePortland Trail Blazers, Favors played in his 500th game with the Jazz, becoming the 12th player in franchise history to reach the milestone.[21] In Game 2 of the Jazz's first-round playoff series against theOklahoma City Thunder, Favors had career playoff bests of 20 points and 16 rebounds in a 102–95 win.[22]
On July 6, 2018, Favors re-signed with the Jazz.[23] On January 11, 2019, he had a then season-high 13 rebounds in a 113–95 win over theLos Angeles Lakers, thus passingGreg Ostertag (3,978) for fourth place on the franchise's all-time rebounding list.[24] On March 2, 2019, he had 23 points and tied a career best with 18 rebounds in a 115–111 win over theMilwaukee Bucks.[25]
On July 7, 2019, Favors was traded to theNew Orleans Pelicans in exchange for two future second-round picks.[26] He made his Pelicans debut on October 22, recording six points, seven rebounds and two assists in a 130–122 overtime loss to theToronto Raptors.[27] On November 14, Favors grabbed a career-high twenty rebounds, alongside twenty points and three assists, in a 132–127 win over theLos Angeles Clippers. It was Favors' first game with twenty points and twenty rebounds in his career.[28] On January 18, 2020, he scored a season-high 22 points, alongside eleven rebounds and three assists, in a 133–130 loss to the Clippers.[29]
On November 25, 2020, Favors signed a three-year, $27 million contract that reunited him with theUtah Jazz in free agency.[30][31] On December 23, he made his season debut for the Jazz, recording ten points, seven rebounds and three assists in a 120–100 win over thePortland Trail Blazers.[32] On January 1, 2021, Favors scored a season-high 14 points, alongside eleven rebounds and two assists, in a 106–100 win over theLos Angeles Clippers.[33] On January 10, he grabbed a season-high 14 rebounds, alongside six points, in a 96–86 win over theDetroit Pistons.[34] On April 8, Favors moved into tenth place on the Jazz's all-time scoring list, passingMehmet Okur with 7,257 points.[35] During the first round of the playoffs, the Jazz faced theMemphis Grizzlies. On May 23, Favors played in his first playoff game since 2019, recording twelve points, eleven rebounds and four blocks in a 112–109 Game 1 loss.[36] The Jazz eventually won the series in five games, but were eliminated in a six-game series by theLos Angeles Clippers during the second round.
On July 30, 2021, Favors was traded, alongside a future first-round pick, to theOklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and cash considerations.[37][38] He made his Thunder debut on October 20, recording four points and nine rebounds in a 107–86 loss to theUtah Jazz.[39] On November 4, Favors grabbed a season-high twelve rebounds, alongside ten points, in a 107–104 win over theLos Angeles Lakers.[40] On February 11, 2022, he scored a season-high 16 points, alongside nine rebounds and three blocks, in a 100–87 loss to thePhiladelphia 76ers.[41] On March 31, Favors was ruled out for the remainder of the season with lower back soreness.[42]
On September 30, 2022, Favors was traded, alongsideTy Jerome,Maurice Harkless,Théo Maledon and a future second-round pick, to theHouston Rockets in exchange forDavid Nwaba,Sterling Brown,Trey Burke, andMarquese Chriss.[43] On October 17, Favors was waived by the Rockets.[44]
On January 11, 2023, Favors signed a 10-day contract with his hometown team theAtlanta Hawks but saw no playing time.[45]
On October 16, Favors signed with theChicago Bulls,[46] but was waived two days later.[47] On November 2, he joined theWindy City Bulls.[48]
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
| FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
| RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
| BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010–11 | New Jersey | 56 | 23 | 19.5 | .511 | — | .612 | 5.3 | .4 | .3 | .7 | 6.3 |
| 2010–11 | Utah | 22 | 4 | 20.2 | .529 | — | .561 | 5.2 | .8 | .5 | 1.2 | 8.2 |
| 2011–12 | Utah | 65 | 9 | 21.2 | .499 | — | .649 | 6.5 | .7 | .6 | 1.0 | 8.8 |
| 2012–13 | Utah | 77 | 8 | 23.2 | .482 | .000 | .688 | 7.1 | 1.0 | .9 | 1.7 | 9.4 |
| 2013–14 | Utah | 73 | 73 | 30.2 | .522 | .000 | .669 | 8.7 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| 2014–15 | Utah | 74 | 74 | 30.8 | .525 | .167 | .669 | 8.2 | 1.5 | .8 | 1.7 | 16.0 |
| 2015–16 | Utah | 62 | 59 | 32.0 | .515 | .000 | .709 | 8.1 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 16.4 |
| 2016–17 | Utah | 50 | 39 | 23.7 | .487 | .300 | .615 | 6.1 | 1.1 | .9 | .8 | 9.5 |
| 2017–18 | Utah | 77 | 77 | 28.0 | .563 | .222 | .651 | 7.2 | 1.3 | .7 | 1.1 | 12.3 |
| 2018–19 | Utah | 76 | 70 | 23.2 | .586 | .218 | .675 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .7 | 1.4 | 11.8 |
| 2019–20 | New Orleans | 51 | 49 | 24.4 | .617 | .143 | .563 | 9.8 | 1.6 | .6 | .9 | 9.0 |
| 2020–21 | Utah | 68 | 0 | 15.3 | .638 | .000 | .738 | 5.5 | .6 | .5 | 1.0 | 5.4 |
| 2021–22 | Oklahoma City | 39 | 18 | 16.7 | .516 | .125 | .640 | 4.7 | .6 | .4 | .3 | 5.3 |
| Career | 790 | 503 | 24.3 | .534 | .198 | .663 | 7.1 | 1.1 | .7 | 1.2 | 10.6 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Utah | 4 | 1 | 29.0 | .417 | — | .586 | 9.5 | .5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 11.8 |
| 2017 | Utah | 11 | 2 | 20.5 | .581 | — | .478 | 5.5 | .9 | .7 | .5 | 7.5 |
| 2018 | Utah | 11 | 9 | 26.0 | .618 | .400 | .485 | 5.2 | 1.2 | .7 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| 2019 | Utah | 5 | 2 | 20.6 | .639 | .000 | .684 | 7.4 | .8 | .8 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| 2021 | Utah | 11 | 0 | 13.2 | .696 | — | .556 | 4.2 | .3 | .2 | .9 | 3.4 |
| Career | 42 | 14 | 20.8 | .587 | .250 | .549 | 5.7 | .8 | .6 | 1.0 | 7.8 | |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009–10 | Georgia Tech | 36 | 35 | 27.5 | .611 | .000 | .629 | 8.4 | 1.0 | .9 | 2.1 | 12.4 |
Favors signed a shoe deal withAdidas just before the 2010 NBA Draft.[49] Favors has been loyal to Adidas since he was 15, when he was playing for his AAU team, the Atlanta Celtics.[50]