When Derrick Favors was brought back this past summer on a two-year deal, many critical fans wondered what exactly the Jazz were doing.
These days, it’s safe to assume most of those same people now wonder what exactly the Jazz would do without him.
His raw numbers don’t jump off the page at you — he’s averaging 11.7 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.5 blocks this season — but he’s certainly doing his part to remind anyone who may have forgotten just what kind of impact he can have on a game.
After the Minnesota game on Thursday, Donovan Mitchell called Favors, “a different animal right now;” and following Saturday’s win vs.