Derrick Favors wasn’t looking for a flashy pitch in free agency.
When the season ended, the veteran forward had only one request of Joe Ingles: Don’t charter a plane and fly in for my meeting. Just shoot me a text or FaceTime me.
On the afternoon of July 1, Ingles delivered.
“He texted me right before the meeting,” Favors confirmed this month, a smile on his face after signing a contract to return to the Utah Jazz. “He did what I told him to do.”
Favors never doubted his teammate would follow through on the request.