1. Derrick Bernard Favors was born on July 15,1991 and is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Windy City Bulls of the NBA G League.
23 Facts About Derrick Favors
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Derrick 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.
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Derrick Favors scored 38 points and had 21 rebounds in the championship game against Westover High School.
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Derrick Favors was named to the 2009 McDonald's All-American Team.
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Derrick Favors was selected to participate in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon but pulled out for personal reasons and he was 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.
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Derrick Favors 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, rebounds and blocked shots.
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Derrick Favors committed to Georgia Tech in January 2009, which he chose over Georgia and North Carolina State.
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Derrick Favors played both power forward and center for Paul Hewitt's Yellow Jackets.
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Derrick Favors helped lead the Yellow Jackets to the ACC tournament finals against Duke.
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Derrick Favors was named ACC Rookie of the Year and to the ACC All-Freshman Team.
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Derrick 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.
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On February 23,2011, Derrick Favors was traded, along with Devin Harris, two future first-round picks, and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Deron Williams.
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On October 19,2013, Derrick Favors signed a four-year contract extension with the Jazz.
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On January 25,2016, Derrick Favors returned to the floor after a 16-game absence due to a back problem.
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Derrick Favors played 19 minutes off the bench and recorded 14 points and 5 rebounds in a loss to the Detroit Pistons.
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Derrick Favors passed former Utah center Mehmet Okur, who pulled down 3,599 rebounds with the Jazz.
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On July 7,2019, Derrick Favors was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for two future second-round picks.
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On November 25,2020, Derrick Favors signed a three-year, $27 million contract that reunited him with the Utah Jazz in free agency.
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On July 30,2021, Derrick Favors was traded, alongside a future first-round pick, to the Oklahoma City Thunder in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and cash considerations.
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On September 30,2022, Derrick Favors was traded, alongside Ty Jerome, Maurice Harkless, Theo Maledon and a future second-round pick, to the Houston Rockets in exchange for David Nwaba, Sterling Brown, Trey Burke, and Marquese Chriss.
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On January 11,2023, Derrick Favors signed a 10-day contract with his hometown team the Atlanta Hawks but saw no playing time.
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Derrick Favors signed a shoe deal with Adidas just before the 2010 NBA Draft.
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Derrick Favors has been loyal to Adidas since he was 15, when he was playing for his AAU team, the Atlanta Celtics.