Derrick Favors saw the writing on the wall in the summer of 2019.
The Utah Jazz were pursuing big names that came with big price tags and he figured his time with the team had come to an end.
“I knew financially someone had to get traded and I knew I was probably one of them,” Favors said on Wednesday via Zoom. “So we sat down and we talked and I just told them to send me to New Orleans.”
The Pelicans were a young, exciting team on the rise with No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson and the cap space to take on Favors.