The great man of the longtime Jazz reserve, Derrick Favors, spoke about his past and a new sunny future with Utah in an extensive conversation with Eric Walden of the Salt Lake Tribune.
Favors notes that he was not surprised when Jazz sent him to the Pelicans for a future draft equity during the 2019 off-season to make room for Mike Conley’s contract. “I wanted to be here,” Said Conley. “I wanted to stay. I thought I was going to stay. But it was because of the money, on the commercial side. “
Jazz could have turned down its $ 18 million Favors team option for the 2019-20 season, but the Pelicans were happy to pay the full amount after making a deal. “If Utah had let me go, I would have lost a lot of money, but they ended up negotiating with me, and I am blessed and thankful that New Orleans is willing to choose that option for me,” Favors noted.
Favors’ Pelicans teammates praised his fitness inside the club’s locker room and on the court. “Nothing but respect for D-Fav,” Said the New Orleans guard, Lonzo Ball. “We know that he did all the little things that we needed to win games.”
Favors was excited to have another opportunity with Utah in the off-season of 2020, who were all professionals in their recruitment. “They literally said, ‘Hey, do you want to go back? We want you, here is what we are offering. Do you want to catch it or not? ‘I felt that way! “ Favors noted. “I didn’t want to waste my time or miss an opportunity … and I knew with Utah that they had other guys that they wanted to chase if I didn’t commit, so I didn’t want to waste Utah’s time.”
There are more things about the Northwest Division:
- Although probably all Thunder players are questioned as team president Sam Presti seeks to acquire even more future draft choices, Oklahoman’s Joe Mussatto believes that veteran players like George Hill, Al Horford and Mike Muscala may be next in line . treated.
- Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson, the favorite for the Sixth Man of the Year honors in 2021, has taken a big step in his scoring production – but the growth of his pass also deserves recognition, writes Sarah Todd of Deseret News.
- After a difficult start to the 2020-21 season, Wolves guard Ricky Rubio changed things in March, so much so that the 30-year-old vet became a potential commercial chip for a Minnesota team that he may not now I want to trade it, writes Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic. An invigorated Rubio seems to have developed great chemistry with Anthony Edwards No. 1 of the 2020 draft and (ex-choice No. 1 of the draft) Karl-Anthony Towns.