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Utah Jazz power forward Derrick Favors is among the array of bigs are being made available for trade. Zach Lowe of ESPN included the eighth-year veteran in his most recent column regarding the fast-approaching trade deadline on February 8.
“Derrick Favors is a useful bellwether. He is a good player on an expiring $12 million contract, and very much on the market, according to several league sources and prior reports. In past financial crunches, a team in Utah's situation could have extracted a ton of value by peddling a decent-sized expiring contract.”
Favors has been going in and out of the trading block for years now, but this could be the year where he finally gets dealt. Following the departure of Gordon Hayward, the Jazz, as expected, have plummeted to rank outside the playoff picture of the Western Conference. They are 25-28 on the year and 10th in the conference standings.
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As mentioned by Lowe, all things considered, we should see Favors attract a number of suitors. The big expiring contract is always an eye-catching quality in trades, and what he can bring to the floor is a nice added bonus.
The 26-year-old Derrick Favors took a step back from his rising play during the 2015 and 2016 seasons due to a nagging knee injury, but make no mistake about it, he can still be expected to provide power forward things.
The offensive instinct on the low-post is there (12.3 points and 7.2 rebounds in 28 minutes per game), and at 6-foot-10, 260 lbs, he can cover a lot of space in helping to protect the lane on defense. There's no reason to think that he won't be able to help contenders that are looking to improve their presence in the paint.
