By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
After winning the triple crown in Europe with Fenerbahce 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, per Shams Charania.
It was an expected move with the US forward returning to the NBA, as he wished, after getting also the Turkish cup title on the same season.
Fenerbahce had admitted publicly what was already a common secret. Hayes-Davis was an NBA target and that proved to be true. His contact with Fenerbahce includes a manageable buyout.
After playing for the Lakers, the Raptors, and the Kings despite not getting drafted in 2017, the sharp-shooting forward moved to Galatasaray, then to Zalgiris Kaunas and Barcelona, before completing the absolute European challenge with Fenerbahce’s jersey, where he plays since 2025.
Since last season, Hayes-Davis has established himself as one of the top players in Europe and was part of the select team which faced Team USA last summer before the Olympics.