Derrick Favors

On April 9, 2010, Favors announced he would forgo his final three years of college eligibility to enter the 2010 NBA draft[10] where he was subsequently selected with the third overall pick by the New Jersey Nets. 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.[11] In just his third game with the Nets on October 31, 2010 against Miami, he recorded his first career double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds (10 offensive) in a 101–78 loss.[12]

On February 23, 2011, Favors was traded, along with Devin Harris two future first-round picks, and cash considerations to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Deron Williams.[13] He went on to score a season-high 17 points on April 9 against San Antonio.[14]

On October 19, 2013, Favors signed a four-year contract extension with the Jazz.[15]

On November 1, 2014, Favors scored a then career-high 32 points in a 118–91 win over the Phoenix Suns.[16] On November 12, 2015, he recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 7 blocks in a loss to the Miami Heat.[17] On December 5, 2015, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 122–119 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers.[18] On January 25, 2016, Favors returned to the floor after a 16-game absence due to a back problem. He played 19 minutes off the bench and recorded 14 points and 5 rebounds in a loss to the Detroit Pistons.[19]

On March 13, 2018, in a 110–79 win over the Detroit Pistons, Favors climbed to 10th place on Utah's all-time rebounding list with 3,602 rebounds. He passed former Utah center Mehmet Okur, who pulled down 3,599 rebounds with the Jazz.[20] On April 11, 2018, in a 102–93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Favors played in his 500th game with the Jazz, becoming the 12th player in franchise history to reach the milestone.[21] In Game 2 of the Jazz's first-round playoff series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Favors had career playoff bests of 20 points and 16 rebounds in a 102–95 win.[22]

On July 6, 2018, Favors re-signed with the Jazz.[23] On January 11, 2019, he had a then season-high 13 rebounds in a 113–95 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, thus passing Greg Ostertag (3,978) for fourth place on the franchise's all-time rebounding list.[24] On March 2, 2019, he had 23 points and tied a career best with 18 rebounds in a 115–111 win over the Milwaukee Bucks.[25]

On July 7, 2019, Favors was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for two second-round picks previously acquired from the Golden State Warriors.[26]

On November 25, 2020, Favors went back to the Utah Jazz and signed a three-year $27 million contract.[27][28]