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A year away from the Jazz was apparently enough for Derrick Favors, who will reportedly return to Utah.
After spending most of his career with the Jazz, Derrick Favors is ready for a reunion.
According to various reports, the veteran big man will return to the team that traded former point guard Deron Williams to acquire him in 2011. Favors spent the next eight years providing solid front court production for the Jazz before joining New Orleans through a exchange. last season. Favors, 29, started 49 of the 51 games he played for New Orleans, averaging a career-high 9.8 rebounds in just 24.4 minutes per game.
Utah Jazz and Derrick Favors have reached an agreement, league sources told Athletic
– Tony Jones (@Tjonesonthenba) November 21, 2020
Now, it looks like a year apart was more than enough for both Favors and the Jazz, who are eager to beef up their depth after a disappointing first-round outing against the Denver Nuggets. Favors could revert to a bench role in Utah behind All-Star centers Rudy Gobert and Bogdan Bogdanovic, potentially joining Joe Ingles and Jordan Clarkson to form one of the most productive backup units in the league.
Clarkson officially re-signed with Utah on Monday, reportedly for four years and $ 52 million. Acquired midseason in a trade with Cleveland, the 6-foot-4 combined guard provided immediate touchdowns off the bench for a Jazz team that desperately needed him. Clarkson averaged 15.6 points in less than 25 minutes in 42 games with the Jazz.
Free agent Jordan Clarkson has agreed to a four-year, $ 52 million contract with the Utah Jazz, his agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports told ESPN.
– Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) November 21, 2020
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