NBA 2018-19 season: The top 10 power forwards today

#9 Derrick Favors

He may not be the most natural modern power forward, but Favors’ two-way impact earns him the #9 spot among the best 4s in the league. The Utah Jazz play a two-big lineup as part of their starting frontcourt, and Favors is an integral part of their setup, as evidenced by the contract he signed with the franchise this past summer that locks him into Salt Lake City for 3 more seasons.

While Favors' skillset translates better to a modern 5 than a 4, the Jazz don't have the personnel to run him as the kind of rim protector who is a help defender on every single drive to the rim. Nevertheless, even despite the evidence showing Favors should be playing the center position, he and Gobert manage to make things work just fine when they’re on the floor together.

With their bulky frontcourt in the game, the Jazz posted a strong +8.0 net rating last season. The expectations of him going forward will be the same: hustle, score from the mid-range when open, post up when required and defend stoutly. Favors even showed off a relatively good 3-point stroke for a player of his size last season.