Former Jazzman Derrick Favors Wears Donovan Mitchell’s Signature Shoes
Oct 9, 2019, 4:57 PM | Updated: 4:59 pm
Derrick Favors #22 of the New Orleans Pelicans poses for a photo during Media Day at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center on September 30, 2019 in Metairie, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
(Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
CHICAGO, Ill. – Former Utah Jazz player Derrick Favors rocked a pair of Donovan Mitchell’s signature shoes during a shootaround session prior to an NBA preseason game.
Favors, now a member of the New Orleans Pelicans, was seen warming a pair of Adidas D.O.N Issue #1 shoes prior to a game against the Chicago Bulls.
The former Jazzman was wearing shoes in the “Iron Spider” colorway which according to ESPN’s Eric Woodyard are Favors’ favorite edition of Mitchell’s shoes.
Pelicans big man Derrick Favors also broke out his former Utah Jazz teammate Donovan Mitchell’s Adidas signature sneakers for tonight’s action in Chicago. Favors calls the Iron Spider edition his favorite colorway. pic.twitter.com/RYR3QGY3DE
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) October 9, 2019
The Jazz traded Favors to the Pelicans in July for two second-round picks. Favors was the longest-tenured member of the Jazz at the time of the trade.
Mitchell tweeted his appreciation for “Fave” following the trade.
Couldn’t have said it better myself! Mr. Consistent always worked his ass off! Fave thank you for everything man! Love bro 🙏🏾💯 @dfavors14 https://t.co/CkseGD92Sa
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) July 1, 2019
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Favors joined the Pelicans who had recently drafted Zion Williamson out of Duke with the number one pick in the 2019 NBA Draft.
Favors will most likely start for New Orleans alongside Williamson, Brandon Ingram, Jrue Holiday, and Lonzo Ball.
🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/CNoy51AvMD
— Derrick Favors (@dfavors14) July 10, 2019
The Jazz play the Pelicans for their third preseason game on Friday, October 11 at 6 p.m. The game will be at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
