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Derrick Bernard Favors[1] (born July 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball player who is currently a free agent. Favors played college basketball for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets for one season before being selected by the New Jersey Nets with the third overall pick of the 2010 NBA draft.

Derrick Favors

Favors with the Utah Jazz in 2018
Free agent
Position	Power forward / Center
League	NBA
Personal information
Born	(1991-07-15) July 15, 1991 (age 31) 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 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3rd overall
Selected by the New 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
Career highlights and awards
NBA All-Rookie Second Team (2011) ACC Rookie of the Year (2010) Naismith Prep Player of the Year (2009) Mr. Basketball USA (2009) First-team Parade All-American (2009) Second-team Parade All-American (2008) McDonald's All-American MVP (2009) Mr. Georgia Basketball (2009)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

After playing a season with the Nets, Favors was traded to the Utah Jazz in 2011, where he played for eight seasons. In the 2019 offseason, he was traded to the New 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 passed Mehmet Okur with 7,255 points.

High school career

Favors played high school basketball at South 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 the ESPNU100,[3] and #4 by Rivals.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 against Westover High School.[4] He was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Team. He led the East to a 113–110 victory and was named the MVP of the game. He scored 19 points and had 8 rebounds.[5] Favors was selected to participate in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon but pulled out due to personal reasons[6] and he was also selected to play in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored a game-high 21 points and was named MVP for the black team, while Renardo 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]

College career

Favors committed to Georgia Tech in January 2009, which he chose over Georgia and North Carolina State.[9]

Favors played both power forward and center for Paul Hewitt's Yellow Jackets. The frontcourt consisted of a three-man rotation of Favors, Gani Lawal and Zach 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 the ACC tournament finals against Duke. 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]

Professional career

New Jersey Nets (2010–2011)

On April 9, 2010, Favors announced he would forgo his final three years of college eligibility to enter the 2010 NBA draft[10] where he was subsequently selected with the third overall pick by the New 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]

Utah Jazz (2011–2019)

On February 23, 2011, Favors was traded, along with Devin Harris, two future first-round picks, and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Deron 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 the Detroit Pistons, Favors climbed to 10th place on Utah's all-time rebounding list with 3,602 rebounds. He passed former Utah center Mehmet Okur, who pulled down 3,599 rebounds with the Jazz.[20] On April 11, 2018, in a 102–93 win over the Portland 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 the Oklahoma 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 the Los Angeles Lakers, thus passing Greg 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 the Milwaukee Bucks.[25]

New Orleans Pelicans (2019–2020)

On July 7, 2019, Favors was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for two second-round picks previously acquired from the Golden State Warriors.[26]

Return to Utah (2020–2021)

On November 25, 2020, Favors signed a three-year, $27 million contract that reunited him with the Utah Jazz in free agency.[27][28] On April 8, 2021, Favors moved into 10th place on the Utah Jazz's all-time scoring list, passing Mehmet Okur with 7,257 points.[29]

Oklahoma City Thunder (2021–2022)

On July 30, 2021, Favors was traded, along with a future first-round pick, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and cash considerations.[30][31] On March 31, 2022, Favors was ruled out for the remainder of the season with lower back soreness.[32] On September 30, 2022, Favors was traded, along with Ty Jerome, Maurice Harkless, Théo Maledon and a future second-round pick, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss.[33] On October 14, 2022, the Rockets officially waived Favors.

Career statistics

Legend

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

NBA

Regular season

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

Playoffs

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

College

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

Endorsements

Favors signed a shoe deal with Adidas just before the 2010 NBA Draft.[34] Favors has been loyal to Adidas since he was 15, when he was playing for his AAU team, the Atlanta Celtics.[35]

References

External links

• Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
• Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets bio

На других языках

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[de] Derrick Favors

Derrick Bernard Favors (* 15. Juli 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia) ist ein US-amerikanischer Basketballspieler, der seit Februar 2011 in der National Basketball Association (NBA) spielt und derzeit bei den Houston Rockets unter Vertrag steht.

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[es] Derrick Favors

Derrick Bernard Favors (Atlanta, Georgia, 15 de julio de 1991) es un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de los Houston Rockets de la NBA. Con 2,06 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de ala-pívot.

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[ru] Фейворс, Деррик

Деррик Бернард Фейворс (англ. Derrick Bernard Favors; родился 15 июля 1991, Атланта, Джорджия, США) — американский профессиональный баскетболист, выступающий в НБА за клуб «Оклахома-Сити Тандер». Играет на позиции тяжёлого форварда и центрового. Был выбран в первом раунде под общим 3-м номером на драфте НБА 2010 года командой «Нью-Джерси Нетс»[2].

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