Derrick Favors

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Basketball player
Derrick Favors
Derrick Favors
Player information
Full name Derrick Bernard Favors
birthday 15th July 1991 (age 29)
place of birth Atlanta , Georgia , United States
size 208 cm
position Power Forward / Center
college Georgia Tech
NBA draft 2010 , 3rd pick , New Jersey Nets
Club information
society New Orleans Pelicans
league NBA
Jersey number 15th
Clubs as active
2010–2011 New Jersey Nets 2011–2019 Utah Jazz Since 2019 New Orleans PelicansUnited StatesUnited States
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Derrick Bernard Favors (born July 15, 1991 in Atlanta , Georgia , United States ) is an American basketball player who has played in the National Basketball Association since February 2011 and is currently under contract with the New Orleans Pelicans .

High school and college

Derrick Favors was featured on many talent lists as the Greatest High School Talent of 2009. He won the regional state championship as a player with the South Atlanta High School in 2009, as well as many junior awards including MVP awards at the Jordan Brand Classic 2009 in Madison Square Garden , and at the McDonald's All-American Game 2009. Accordingly, there were many universities that tried to to win him for their basketball team. Despite numerous offers, Favors chose the nearby Georgia Institute of Technology . After a good freshman season, for which he was named ACC Freshman Of The Year , Favors signed up for the 2010 NBA draft .

NBA

Rookie year (2010-11)

Even in the run-up to the NBA draft , Favors was considered a great talent who was reminiscent of Dwight Howard due to his physical requirements and style of play . In the 2010 NBA Draft, he was selected third by the New Jersey Nets . He was nominated for the rookie selection as part of the 2011 NBA All-Star Weekend . On February 23, 2011 he and his teammate Devin Harris were transferred to the Utah Jazz for Deron Williams . For his solid performance, which he completed with 6.8 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, he was elected to the second NBA all-rookie team at the end of the season .

Sophomore and third NBA year (2011-13)

In his sophomore year, Favors increased his statistical values ​​and, coming from the bank, relieved the starters Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap . Again he was called to the now reformed BBVA Rising Stars Challenge of the best rookies and sophomores . Also in the third year, Favors lined up behind Jefferson and Millsap. Nevertheless, he was able to improve his statistics further. Especially in defense, Favors developed further and led Jazz with 1.7 blocks per game. On October 19, 2013, Favors signed a new contract with Jazz. This guarantees him 49 million US dollars for the next four years.

Promotion to regular player in jazz (2013-19)

After Jefferson and Millsap left Jazz in the summer of 2013, the way was clear for Favors on the starting line-up. On November 1, 2014, he scored 32 points against the Phoenix Suns , a personal best. Favors had a breakthrough in the 2014/15 season. He finished with a career best of 16.0 points on average, making him the second best jazz point collector, behind Gordon Hayward . He improved his throw and also hit more outside the zone . He also achieved career highs in blocks (1.7) and assists (1.5). With the jazz, however, he missed the playoffs. On November 12, 2015, Favors set a career record with 7 blocks against the Miami Heat . On December 5, 2015, Favors achieved a new record with 35 points when beating the Indiana Pacers . In the 2016–17 season, Favors had to struggle with recurring knee problems, which meant that he had to suspend several games from time to time and received limited operating time, which worsened his statistics to 9.5 points in 50 games. Nevertheless, Favors reached the NBA playoffs again for the first time since 2012 with the Jazz. In the following 2017/18 season, Favors looked fitter again and scored 12.3 points in 77 games. In the summer of 2018, Favors signed a partially guaranteed two-year contract for $ 36 million. Favors was able to play an almost injury-free 2018/19 season and played 76 of a possible 82 games.

Change to the Pelicans (since 2019)

To make way for Bojan Bogdanovic 's signing, the Jazz Favors transferred to the New Orleans Pelicans for two future second-round picks.

Others

Shortly before the 2010 NBA draft, Favors signed a contract with the sporting goods manufacturer Adidas .

statistics

Legend
  GP Matches played (Games Played)   GS  Games from the beginning (Games started)  MPG  Graduated minutes per game (Minutes per game)
 FG%  Throw rate from the field (field goal percentage)  3P%  Throwing quota three-point throws (3-point field-goal percentage)  FT%  Free throw rate (free-throw percentage)
 RPG  Rebounds per game (rebounds per game)  APG  Assists per game (assists per game)  SPG  Steals per game (steals per game)
 BPG  Blocks per game (blocks per game)  PPG  Points per game (points per game)  FAT  Career record

Regular season

season team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 New Jersey / Utah 78 27 19.7 .517 .000 .595 5.3 0.5 0.4 0.9 6.8
2011-12 Utah 65 9 21.2 .499 .000 .649 6.5 0.7 0.6 1.0 8.8
2012–13 Utah 77 8th 23.2 .482 .000 .688 7.1 1.0 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 0.8 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 0.9 0.8 9.5
2017-18 Utah 77 77 28.0 .563 .222 .651 7.2 1.3 0.7 1.1 12.3
total 556 366 26.1 .517 .202 .663 7.2 1.1 0.8 1.3 11.6

Web links

Commons : Derrick Favors  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Favors # 1 by Scout . Scouthoops.scout.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  2. ^ Favors # 2 by ESPNU . Insider.espn.go.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  3. ↑ Big men shine in Jordan Brand Classic . Sports.espn.go.com. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  4. ^ Favors Named MVP of McDonalds All American Game .
  5. ↑ Jackets' Favors Named ACC Rookie of the Year ( Memento from January 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ^ Favors Going Pro ( Memento of February 27, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ BREAKDOWN - Derrick Favors is Dwight Howard. weareutahjazz.com, April 25, 2012, accessed September 18, 2017 .
  8. ↑ Jazz obtains Harris and Favors from New Jersey . In: NBA.com . February 23, 2011. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  9. Jump up ↑ Jody Genessy: Utah Jazz: Derrick Favors named to second-team All-Rookie squad . In: DeseretNews.com . May 11, 2011 ( deseretnews.com [accessed September 18, 2017]).
  10. ↑ Utah Jazz Sophomore Bigman Derrick Favors to replace San Antonio Spurs Injured Big Tiago Splitter in BBVA Rising Stars Challenge . In: SLC Dunk . ( slcdunk.com [accessed September 18, 2017]).
  11. ↑ Favors scores 35 as Jazz beat Pacers 122-119 in OT
  12. ^ Jazz, Derrick Favors stay together with 2-year, $ 36M agreement
  13. ↑ nba.com: Pelicans acquire Derrick Favors
  14. ↑ Franklyn Calle, Rodger Bohn: Loyal To The Game. Derrick Favors values ​​loyalty, and it is evident through his early business decisions. In: SLAM ONLINE. slamonline.com, July 2, 2010, archived from the original on May 13, 2013 ; accessed on September 18, 2017 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Favors, Derrick
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Favors, Derrick Bernard (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American basketball player
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH Atlanta , Georgia, United States