Derrick Favors

One collector is trying to find a single signature from every man who ever played for the Jazz — all 370 of them, from the 1974 New Orleans team to today. For many of them, this page is the only one on the internet. Here is Derrick Favors: what he did on the floor, a few things most people never knew, and every card that carries his name. If you have a better example of his signature, or a story about it, the note at the foot of this page still stands.

Utah acquired Derrick Favors at 19, the centerpiece of the February 2011 trade that sent Deron Williams to New Jersey. The Georgia Tech product stayed eight seasons the first time — a career-high 35 points against Indiana in 2015, his 500th game in a Jazz uniform in 2018, and a place among the franchise's top ten in both scoring and rebounding.

Atlanta raised him. At South Atlanta High he scored 38 points with 21 rebounds in the 2009 state championship game and was MVP of the McDonald's All-American Game. After a year in New Orleans he signed back with Utah in 2020 — the rare veteran who chose to return.

HOW HE CAME & WENTHe came to Utah as the centrepiece of the Deron Williams trade in February 2011, was traded to New Orleans in July 2019 and came back in November 2020. In July 2021 the Jazz sent him and a first-round pick to Oklahoma City purely to duck the luxury tax — the move put them about $13 million under the line and paid for re-signing Mike Conley.

Full name

Derrick Bernard Favors

Utah Jazz tenure

2010–19, 2020–21

Position

Forward/Center

Born

1991, Atlanta

Height

6′10″ (208 cm)

Weight

265 lb (120 kg)

College

Georgia Tech

Drafted

2010, 1st round (No. 3), New Jersey