After it was recently announced that the Utah Jazz had decided to part ways with veteran big man Derrick Favors by sending him to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for two future second-round picks, the 27-year-old posted a brief yet completely heartfelt message of appreciation for Utah — the city that had treated him as an adopted son for almost a decade.
Former Jazz teammate Ricky Rubio, who himself has parted ways with Utah this summer following an agreement to terms with the Phoenix Suns, was one of the first to commend Favors for exhibiting his usual classiness even at the face of such a life-changing occurrence:
… 1st class as always. You are one of a kind. Best of luck my man 🙌🏼 https://t.co/dmrL2xVsk4
— Ricky Rubio (@rickyrubio9) July 3, 2019
Favors, who has suffered myriad injuries over the past few seasons, has yet to return to the form he once reached some three to four years ago. Last season, the 6-foot-10 big man averaged 11.8 points (on 58.6 percent shooting), 7.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 0.7 steals, and 1.4 blocks in 23.2 minutes per contest. While these are pretty decent numbers for the most part, they are probably not commensurate to the $16.9 million he's getting.
As for the Jazz, their front office has been praised for their outstanding offseason moves of late. After trading for Mike Conley prior to the draft, Utah has now agreed to sign former Indiana Pacers forward Bojan Bogdanovic as well as 6-foot-10 big man Ed Davis. Favors appears to have been a sacrificial lamb in order to make room for the new additions, and being the professional that he is, he has done nothing but show his sincere appreciation for the organization for all that they did for him.
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