Derrick Favors – Oklahoma City Thunder

Building off the idea of adding another big man, Derrick Favors was a name brought up in rumors connected to the Bulls leading up to the trade deadline. 

Now in his 12th NBA season, Derrick Favors currently finds himself on the Oklahoma City Thunder, a young team that really does not have much use for Favors anymore. 

The Thunder have shown a willingness to move on from the veteran big man leading up to the trade deadline and after not getting a deal done involving him, they could opt to buy him out of his contract. 

Derrick Favors does have a $10.2 million player option for next season, which is a key reason why Oklahoma City may wait to trade him in the offseason, but they could just decide to dump him right now and absorb the remainder of his contract as dead cap space. 

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Favors can rebound, protect the rim and be another pick-and-roll big man for the Bulls’ guards to utilize, which is why he could find a home in Chicago during the buyout market. It is worth mentioning though that the Thunder have not had any discussions about a buyout with Derrick Favors up to this point.