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The pursuit of Nigel Hayes-Davis has reached a definitive conclusion, marking one of the most significant mid-season acquisitions in modern EuroLeague history. After intense speculation and competing offers from powerhouses like Fenerbahce Beko and Hapoel IBI Tel Aviv, Panathinaikos Aktor owner Dimitris Giannakopoulos confirmed via Instagram that the American forward has signed a deal through 2028. Αccording to club sources, his total salary is $10M, pushing him in the Top3 highest paid players in Europe, behind Hapoel’s Vasilije Micic and his new teammate Kendrick Nunn.
With Panathinaikos now viewed as out of the race following Dimitris Giannakopoulos' message, Hapoel Tel Aviv has presented the most lucrative offer, sources confirm to BasketNews. Fenerbahce Istanbul remains in the mix, but sources say the Turkish club is not in a position to match Hapoel's numbers. Sources add that when Hayes-Davis first began exploring a potential EuroLeague return, securing the strongest financial package was viewed as a top priority, and Hapoel is currently in the best position on that front.
Duane Rankin: OFFICIAL: Suns trade Nigel Hayes-Davis and Nick Richards. #Suns
Jon Horst and the Bucks front office have decided to waive journeyman Nigel Hayes-Davis, who got another shot in the NBA this season with the Phoenix Suns after a long and successful career overseas.
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Yossi Gozlan: The Phoenix Suns get under the luxury in this trade. They're now $2.5 million below it and create a $5 million trade exception for Nick Richards.
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.
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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.”