Derrick Favors

Quick Facts

Full Name	Derrick Favors
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Jul 15, 1991(1991-07-15)
Age	33
Birthplace	Atlanta
Country	United States
Birth City	Georgia
Horoscope	Cancer

Derrick Favors Biography

Derrick Favors is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on July 15, 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. NBA center forward who began his professional career playing for the New Jersey Nets in 2010 He was named the starting power forward for the Utah Jazz in 2013.

His trade was made to Utah Jazz along with a couple of other players in exchange in exchange All-Star player He was traded to the Utah Jazz along with a few other players in exchange for All-Star point guard Deron Williams..

Favors committed to Georgia Tech in January 2009, which he chose over Georgia, Memphis and North Carolina State.

Favors played high school basketball at South Atlanta High School, where he was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the class of

2009. Scout.com rated him the #1 player in the country, #2 in the ESPNU100, and #4 by Rivals.com. On March 14, 2009, he led South Atlanta to the Georgia Class AAA state championship. He scored 38 points and had 21 rebounds in the championship game against Westover High School. He was named to the 2009 McDonald’s All-American Team. He led the East to a 113–110 victory and was named the MVP of the game. He scored 19 points and had 8 rebounds. Favors was selected to participate in the 2009 Nike Hoop Summit in Portland, Oregon but pulled out due to personal reasons and he was also selected to play in the 2009 Jordan Brand Classic at Madison Square Garden where he scored a game-high 21 points and was named MVP for the black team, while Renardo Sidney was named MVP for the white team. He finished his senior season averaging 28.1 points, 13.3 rebounds, 5.0 blocks, 3.0 steals and 2.0 assists per game and holds the career records in points (2,341), rebounds (1,511) and blocked shots (741).

He was raised by an elder sister called Tiffany and an older brother called Brandon.

Derrick Favors Net Worth

Derrick Favors is one of the richest Basketball Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derrick Favors 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played one season of basketball in Georgia Tech before declaring for the NBA Draft in 2010.

He was ranked as the best high school athlete in the world by Scout.com in 2009.

Derrick Bernard Favors (born July 15, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Favors played college basketball for Georgia Tech for one season before being drafted third overall by the New Jersey Nets in the 2010 NBA draft. He was later traded to Utah Jazz in 2011. In the 2019 offseason he was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans after spending 8 seasons with the Jazz.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Derrick Favors height 6 ft 9 in Derrick weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Derrick Favors Dating?

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On November 1, 2014, Favors scored a then career-high 32 points in a 118–91 win over the Phoenix Suns. On November 12, 2015, he recorded 25 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 7 blocks in a loss to the Miami Heat. On December 5, 2015, he scored a career-high 35 points in a 122–119 overtime win over the Indiana Pacers. 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.

Facts & Trivia

Derrick Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Derrick Favors celebrates birthday on July 15 of every year.

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. 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. 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.

Where did Derrick Favors go to college?

Georgia Institute of Technology

What high school did Derrick Favors go to?

High school career Favors played high school basketball at South Atlanta High School, where he was ranked as one of the best high school basketball players in the class of 2009.

Is Derrick Favors playing tonight?

Favors (back) is out Sunday against the Jazz. Favors will miss a third straight game due to back soreness. It’s not clear when he’ll return.

How much money does Derrick Favors make?

6.008 million USD (2013)

Where is Derrick Favors now?

Oklahoma City Thunder