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John Gambadoro: I won’t rule this out as I believe this is something that has been talked about - probably won’t happen but I can not shoot it down. Evan Sidery: The Knicks and Suns have discussed a swap of Guerschon Yabusele for Nick Richards. Phoenix would also send out Nigel Hayes-Davis’ veteran minimum salary to a facilitating team in order to duck the luxury tax altogether.
Duane Rankin: Suns injury report update at Pistons: Nigel Hayes-Davis (right ankle sprain) IN. Rolled it during 5-on-5 action after Tuesday's morning shootaround in Miami. Returned, played in "stay ready" game involving Jalen Green. Has mother, family, friends at tonight's game. #Suns
“Extremely different. I think 180 is an applicable term for it,” Hayes-Davis said of his game and role now. “That’s a testament to myself, something I’m proud of. To be able to grow my game and to be able to change and to be able to be in a position [to have that question asked] of how much has your game changed, and it’s changed drastically.”
“Delusional confidence is the greatest thing. I learned that last year and I saw that with Anthony Edwards,” Hayes-Davis said. “He is the walking embodiment of delusional confidence.” That’s something he carries now he wish he had before. When speaking on that, Hayes-Davis sprinkled in some great advice you should take on yourself into whatever you’re trying to achieve, whether it’s as big as trying to get back to the NBA or not. “That’s the one thing I would tell to younger Nigel, is delusional confidence will take you a long way in this life, whatever avenue of life you want to do,” Hayes-Davis said. “Having that will set you up to avoid doubt in yourself, it will set you up from making bad decisions, it will set you up from feeling too high or too low about yourself, it will set you up to not worry about when things go wrong, because they do go wrong. But with that, it will keep you on track.”
Allen, who noted that the 2015 title game has not come up yet and he is not going to go out of his way to mention it, saw the potential for this type of evolution. There’s an eye for it fellow players have, dare I say to the point where you could label them as “ball-knowers.” The ball-knower within the ball-knower, if you will. “He was always really skilled with the ball and he’s the kind of guy that you just assume whatever you get him to work on he’s going to pick up, so it’s not really surprising,” Allen said. “He has the 3-ball, he can handle, he’s got all the mid-post game, he can get to the rim, he’s a good passer — kind of a guy that just does a little bit of everything and whatever you ask him to do he’ll be able to do. As basketball players, you can kind of see that in guys.”
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Duane Rankin: Nigel Hayes-Davis on documenting Phoenix Suns media day as he has a YouTube page and is active on social media. "I started it so I can look back at it. When you retire and finish out, players mention being able to look back at things in life and now I'll be able to do that in the future with my children and if I'm lucky, grandchildren, I can show them what I was doing. My mother, I wasn't old enough to have memories of her parents and I know that's something my mother wishes I did have memories. So this way, at least there's footage of what I was doing." #Suns
Kellan Olson: Nigel Hayes-Davis confirmed his former Wisconsin teammate Frank Kaminsky was in touch throughout the summer to help him assimilate to Phoenix. Has been to his house a few times, got tips on good spots in town and also ran into him at one of Devin Booker's charity golf events.
However, according to the club’s owner Ofer Yannay, they were close to another blockbuster signing over the summer. “We were sure we were bringing Nigel Hayes-Davis. We were sure it was happening. He had an option to go to the NBA, and he basically said, ‘I’ll try to get a contract in the NBA, and if I don’t, I’ll come to you,’” Yannay said, speaking to the team’s official channels.
Fenerbahce Istanbul will receive a buyout following Nigel Hayes-Davis' move to the NBA, sources tell BasketNews. According to sources, the forward activated a €1 million NBA buyout clause to leave his contract—originally running through 2027—and sign with the Phoenix Suns, as reported by Shams Charania.
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Gerald Bourguet: Frank Kaminsky, who played with Nigel Hayes-Davis at Wisconsin, on the Suns' new arrival: "Hardest worker you'll find out there. He's been one of the best players in Europe the past 2 years. Deserves the opportunity"
Shams Charania: Fenerbahce's Nigel Hayes-Davis – the 2025 Euroleague champion and finals MVP as well as Turkish Cup champion and MVP – has agreed to a fully guaranteed one-year contract with the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN. The two-time Euroleague first-teamer returns to the States and NBA.
After winning the first two games at home, Fenerbahce closed the series on the road in Game 3, winning 93-84 and sweeping 3-0 Bahcesehir to advance to the Turkish League Finals. Wade Baldwin and Metecan Birsen each scored 16 points to drag the reigning champs. Nigel Hayes-Davis finished with 10 points and 7 rebounds in front of Boston Celtics’ head coach Joe Mazzulla, who travelled to Turkiye to take a look at the American forward.
One year ago in Berlin, Fenerbahce finished fourth. The story was different this time. Fenerbahce got its second EuroLeague trophy by beating Monaco 81-70. Marko Guduric scored 19 points, Nigel Hayes-Davis had 22 points, Devon Hall and Wade Baldwin added 13 points, and Fenerbahce made things happen.