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Projecting the best NBA power forwards in 2015-16

Kevin Love should be ready to help the Cavaliers in their third consecutive NBA Finals matchup against the Warriors.

5. Derrick Favors, Utah Jazz

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Rudy Gobert made the list of top-5 centers, and Utah teammate Derrick Favors is doing the same at power forward. The 24-year-old almost posted career-best marks across the board, finishing his fifth NBA season with 16.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.7 blocks, 52.5 field goal percentage, 113 offensive rating and 21.8 player efficiency rating.

Thanks to Gordon Hayward, Gobert and Favors, the Jazz are rapidly becoming a perennial playoff contender. Plus, without Enes Kanter demanding minutes at the four, Favors can continue developing at power forward instead of an ill-fitting role as an undersized center.

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