AUGUST 17 • USATODAY.COM
DERRICK FAVORS
#22 - CENTER - NEW ORLEANS PELICANS
9.0 PPG
9.8 RPG
1.6 APG
Derrick Favors says he was impressed with mentality of young Pelicans After spending a season as a veteran leader with the team, Derrick Favors had high praise for the young New Orleans Pelicans.
Magic snap 5-game skid with 133-127 victory over Pelicans Nikola Vucevic scored 23 points on 10-of-11 shooting from the floor and the Orlando Magic tuned up for the postseason by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 133-127 on Thursday to sna...
AUGUST 13 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Lonzo Ball, Derrick Favors discuss what went wrong for Pelicans in bubble After an unsuccessful stint inside the NBA’s bubble, Lonzo Ball and Derrick Favors discussed what went wrong for the New Orleans Pelicans.
AUGUST 11 • USATODAY.COM
Coming off bench Tuesday Favors will come off the bench Tuesday against the Kings.
Impact The Pelicans are eliminated from playoff contention, and coach Alvin Gentry is having Favors come off the bench while Jaxson Hayes draws the start. Favors has come off the bench only two other times this season, and it's not clear what his workload will be Tuesday.
AUGUST 11 • ROTOWIRE
Sacramento plays conference foe New Orleans Sacramento and New Orleans will square off in a matchup of Western Conference foes
AUGUST 10 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Logs double-double in win Favors totaled 12 points (5-8 FG, 0-0 3Pt, 2-3 FT), 10 rebounds, two steals and one assist in 29 minutes during Friday's 118-107 win over Washington.
Impact Favors put up double-digit points for just the second time in five games since the NBA started again. The 29-year-old's scoring is at a nine-year low at just 9.0 points per game, but he has made up some of the difference with a career-high 9.8 rebounds per contest.
AUGUST 8 • ROTOWIRE
DeRozan, Spurs to take on Holiday, Pelicans San Antonio faces New Orleans for a Southwest Division matchup Sunday
AUGUST 8 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Holiday scores 28; Pelicans top Wizards without Williamson Jrue Holiday scored 28 points, and the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Washington Wizards 118-107 without star rookie Zion Williamson, improving their chances of earning a Wester...
AUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pelicans resting Zion Williamson against Wizards The New Orleans Pelicans have scratched rookie Zion Williamson from the lineup against the Washington Wizards
AUGUST 7 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Who is Stealing Baked Goods From Derrick Favors? Derrick Favors didn't have the happiest 29th birthday after his cake was swiped from the Pelicans' meal room in Orlando.
AUGUST 5 • SI.COM
Derrick Favors' Birthday Cake Reportedly Stolen Inside of NBA Bubble Campus Somebody apparently spoiled the birthday celebration for New Orleans Pelicans center Derrick Favors . Favors turned 29 on July 15 as he and...
AUGUST 4 • BLEACHERREPORT.COM
Leonard and the Clippers host the Pelicans Kawhi Leonard leads Los Angeles into a matchup with New Orleans averaging 26.9 points per game
JULY 31 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Gobert lifts Jazz past Pelicans 106-104 in NBA restart Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the NBA’s restart
JULY 30 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Transcript: Pelicans center Derrick Favors media availability - July 29, 2020 | New Orleans Pelicans Derrick Favors Media Availability – July 29, 2020
JULY 29 • NBA.COM
Limited impact in start Favors (undisclosed) logged 13 minutes as a starter during Saturday's 119-104 scrimmage win over the Nuggets. He registered six points (3-4 FG), four rebounds, one assist, and one...
Impact The biggest news here is that Favors looks ready to play, and he should be the team's starting center once play resumes later this month. The former Jazz big man was averaging 9.2 points and 9.9 rebounds in 24.2 minutes per game before play got suspended in early March.
JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE
Playing, starting Saturday Favors (undisclosed) will play and start Saturday's scrimmage against the Nuggets.
Impact Favors' absence from the Pelicans' first scrimmage didn't come with a clear reason, but he's set to go Saturday. During Favors' final 10 appearances before the shutdown of the season, he averaged 8.2 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 25.0 minutes.
JULY 25 • ROTOWIRE
Williamson back in NBA quarantine, could be out on Tuesday Zion Williamson will be out of quarantine by the time New Orleans plays in the first official game of the NBA restart at Walt Disney World
JULY 25 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Pelicans eye playoff push with or without Zion The New Orleans Pelicans assert they’ll be ready to resume their playoff push whether first overall draft choice Zion Williamson plays or not
JULY 23 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Won't play in Wednesday's scrimmage Favors will not participate in Wednesday's opening scrimmage against the Nets, Christian Clark of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.
Impact The reason for Favors' absence isn't clear, but it could just be load management for the veteran big. In his absence, Jaxson Hayes and Jahlil Okafor could see extra minutes.
JULY 22 • ROTOWIRE
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JULY 21 • NBA.COM
Transcript: Pelicans center Derrick Favors media availability - July 14, 2020 | New Orleans Pelicans Derrick Favors Media Availability – July 14, 2020
JULY 14 • NBA.COM
Transcript: Pelicans center Derrick Favors media availability - July 7, 2020 | New Orleans Pelicans Derrick Favors Media Availability – July 7, 2020
JULY 7 • NBA.COM
Derrick Favors ready to continue to help lead Pelicans' defensive turnaround | New Orleans Pelicans Beginning with New Orleans’ first preseason game in his home city of Atlanta, Pelicans center Derrick Favors was accustomed to seeing his wi...
JULY 7 • NBA.COM
Pelicans 2020 seeding games profile: Derrick Favors | New Orleans Pelicans To paraphrase something several of his New Orleans teammates have noted throughout the 2019-20 season, Derrick Favors is a man of few words....
JUNE 22 • NBA.COM
NBA Superlatives: Pelicans center Derrick Favors | New Orleans Pelicans There are players from the 2010 NBA Draft class with more individual honors than Derrick Favors, such as multi-time All-Stars Paul George an...
JUNE 1 • NBA.COM
