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Even with an undeniable new layer of muscle, Derrick Favors has a long way to go to catch his newest mentor in terms of bulk. That’s because almost any NBA would have a long way to go to catch Favors’ newest mentor in terms of bulk. That, in turn, is because his newest mentor is Karl Malone.
Favors, the projected started power forward for the Jazz, has spent nearly two months working out daily alongside the No. 2 scorer in NBA history.
No, Favors has not taken to running sprints with parachutes tied to his waist.
Not yet, anyhow.
The two Jazz big men are working primarily on a different muscle, Favors said.
“He just taught me just a lot of mental stuff,” he said. “During workouts we’re just talking. He was just showing me things here and there, that everything was mostly mental.”
Reported by Bill Oram of the Salt Lake Tribune
