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The performance of his debut is quite average! The new Suns forward line didn t show the strength of the European No. 1 star?

8:40pm, 5 October 2025【Basketball】

In a previous NBA preseason game, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Lakers who played at home 103-81, achieving a good start in the preseason, while the Lakers suffered such a crushing defeat in their first preseason game.

In this game, the performance of the Suns' new substitute Nigel Hayes-Davis is not very satisfactory. Hayes Davis played 18 minutes in the game, making 1 of 6 shots and 1 of 4 from outside the three-point line, scoring 3 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, and 1 foul. The plus and negative value was also low to the lowest level of -5 in the game. Hayes Davis has also gained a lot of opportunities on the offensive end, but it seems that his scoring ability is far from everyone's imagination. His scoring ability at the basket and his outside shooting ability have not been displayed. Not only that, Hayes Davis's performance on the defensive end is also very average, and it seems that his personal defensive ability is not very outstanding. The performance on both offense and defense is not satisfactory, and the overall situation of the team when Hayes Davis is on the court is also very bad. That is, the team's starter performed well enough, and Hayes Davis's poor performance did not cause the team to fall into a greater crisis.

Hayes Davis was born in December 1994 and is 30 years old, 203cm tall and weighs 103kg. He was the undraft in the 2017 NBA Draft. He played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Toronto Raptors and Sacramento Kings in the 2017-18 season. Hayes Davis has been playing in Europe in recent seasons, playing for Turkish League giant Fenerbahce last season. In the Turkish League last season, Hayes Davis made a total of 36 appearances, averaging 25.2 minutes per game, averaging 13.1 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 1 turnover and 1.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 46.4%, three-point shooting percentage was 32.6%, and free throw shooting percentage was 84.6%. In the Champions League last season, Hayes Davis made a total of 39 appearances, averaging 31.3 minutes per game, averaging 16.7 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.4 turnovers and 2.1 fouls. He shot 45.6%, three-point shooting percentage 41%, and free throw shooting percentage 90.8%.

Hayes Davis was one of the best players in the European court last season. Under his leadership, Fenerbahce won the Champions League, Turkish League and Turkish Cup championships and completed the Grand Slam. Hayes Davis himself has won the honors of the Champions League semi-finals MOP, the Champions League scoring champion and the Turkish Cup FMVP. This summer, Hayes Davis chose to return to the NBA and joined the Suns on a one-year contract. Hayes Davis was also highly expected by everyone, and everyone hoped that he could continue his outstanding form in the European arena to the NBA. However, judging from the situation in this game alone, Hayes Davis still has some adaptability problems, and it may take some time for him to fully utilize his abilities.