The future of Center Derrick Favors apparently lies in Oklahoma City. ESPNs Adrian Wojnarowski confirmed reports from The Athletic, according to which the Utah Jazz and the Thunder are in advanced talks regarding a Big Man trade.
Accordingly, the Jazz have agreed to a deal that sends Favors to the Thunder together with a future first-round pick. In return, they get a second round pick. While OKC picks up another pick, Utah gains financial flexibility.
Favors, which has been running for the Salt Lake City franchise since 2010 with a brief interruption, are still entitled to just under $ 20 million in the next two seasons. In the 2022/23 season, he has a 10.1 million player option.
Had already on Sunday ESPN reports that Utah has “luxury tax concerns” and is considering giving Joe Ingles in exchange for a draft pick. Matt Moore from Action Network added that this pick could also be used to find a buyer for favors.
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Ingles is still under contract with the Jazz, and Utah also took its own first round pick and picked the Spanish Big Man Santi Aldama from Loyola (# 30). In 29th place went with Day’Ron Sharpe another center from the board who was associated with jazz.
Instead, a future draft law was now involved in the deal. Last season, Favors had a career low of 5.4 points as well as 5.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 68 games and an average of 15.3 minutes. For the first time in his career, he didn’t start a single game.
As a result of the trade, the Jazz are 13 million dollars below the luxury tax limit, after the upcoming extension of the contract with free agent Mike Conley this limit will be exceeded again, but the fine would not be quite as severe.
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