Remember Derrick Favors? Well, he's set to make $10.2 million in the 2022-23 NBA season. The Oklahoma City Thunder veteran has decided to exercise his player option, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium.
Favors only appeared in 39 games for the Thunder last season, averaging 5.3 points and 4.7 rebounds in 16.7 minutes per game. His last appearance came on Feb. 24. He was ultimately shut down because of lower back soreness as Oklahoma City fully pivoted to tank mode.
The Thunder veteran initially signed this current contract with the Utah Jazz in the 2020 offseason. Favors signed a three-year, $27 million pact to return to the place where his NBA career really got off the ground. The big man was traded to the Jazz in the middle of his rookie season in the Deron Williams trade involving the New Jersey Nets, and he then spent eight more seasons there before a trade to the New Orleans Pelicans for the 2019-20 campaign.
Favors only spent one season in Utah during his second stint, averaging 5.4 points and 5.5 rebounds in 15.3 minutes per game. He appeared in 68 games in 2020-21. The 30-year-old was then traded along with a first-round pick to Oklahoma City as part of a salary dump to create more flexibility and get below the luxury tax.
While Favors is opting in for 2022-23, don't be surprised if the Thunder look to trade him this offseason or at the 2023 deadline. That $10.2 million could potentially come in handy to make a move. There's also the possibility of a buyout in the near future.
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