NBA Free Agency 2018: 5 potential destinations for Derrick Favors

SALT LAKE CITY, UT - MAY 4: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz speaks with Derrick Favors #15 during the game against the Houston Rockets during Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2018 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

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SALT LAKE CITY, UT – MAY 4: Rudy Gobert #27 of the Utah Jazz speaks with Derrick Favors #15 during the game against the Houston Rockets during Game Three of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs on May 4, 2018 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Melissa Majchrzak/NBAE via Getty Images) /

1. Utah Jazz

All comments from Favors suggest he plans on returning to Utah. Simply put, he likes the city and his teammates. Utah also holds his Bird Rights, so he’s not going to count against the cap. Therefore, they can compensate him for his services. His talents and skillset also add a great deal of insurance in case something happens to Rudy Gobert’s long limbs.

Stability and winning are difficult to find. They are also difficult to sustain. But Donovan Mitchell is just taking off, and it would be difficult to walk away from the opportunity of playing with such a young and talented core at this juncture in one’s career, especially when the benefits between the team and the individual appear to be mutual and there are no other surefire options for improvement available to either side.

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Now, if Golden State were to call, then maybe Salt Lake City starts to look like some remote outpost on the fringes of civilization.

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