As previously reported, former FC Barcelona forward Nigel Hayes-Davis is set to join Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul. His future contract details have now been reported as well.
According to Turkish journalist Yagız Sabuncuoglu from VOLE, Hayes-Davis has agreed to a 1+1 year deal with the Turkish basketball powerhouse. If the contract is officially signed, the player is expected to earn Є600,000 per season.
The 27-year-old American was on an expiring deal with the Catalans, with whom he played since the late summer of 2021.
Nigel Hayes-Davis
| Team: |
FC Barcelona |
| Position: | PF |
| Age: | 27 |
| Height: | 203 cm |
| Weight: | 105 kg |
| Birth place: | Wisconsin, United States of America |
Hayes-Davis averaged 4.1 points, 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 assists, and 4.0 PIR over 37 EuroLeague games this past season. The numbers were a bit better in the Spanish Liga Endesa - 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 4.9 PIR.
Prior to his tenure in Spain, he spent two seasons with Zalgiris Kaunas and became the Lithuanian league champion in 2020.
Fenerbahce have already added Scottie Wilbekin, Tonye Jekiri, and Johnathan Motley this offseason. Additionally, Nick Calathes and Nemanja Bjelica are expected to join the Dimitris Itoudis-led club later this summer.
The club also announced the departure of Achille Polonara today.
 | Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul | |
| Position | Player | Status |
| PG | Scottie Wilbekin (story) | Signed until 2025 |
| PG | Ismet Akpinar (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| SG | Melih Mahmutoglu (story) | Signed until 2024 |
| SG | Sehmus Hazer | Signed until 2024 |
| SF | Marko Guduric | Signed until 2023 |
| SF | Dyshawn Pierre | Signed until 2023 +1 |
| SF/PF | Metecan Birsen | Signed until 2023 + 1 |
| PF/C | Samet Geyik (story) | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Devin Booker | Signed until 2023 |
| C | Johnathan Motley (story) | Signed until 2024 |
| C | Tonye Jekiri (story) | Signed until 2023 +1 |
| Coach | Dimitris Itoudis (story) | |
| Expired contract | Aleksandar Djordjevic (will not return), Pierria Henry (will not return), Nando De Colo (will not return), Tarik Biberovic, Danilo Barthel (will not return), Jan Vesely (will not return), Ahmet Duverioglu (will not return), Jehyve Floyd (will not return), Markel Starks (will not return), Achille Polonara (will not return) | |
| Rumored to leave | ||
| Interested | Nigel Hayes-Davis (story), Nick Calathes (story), Nikola Milutinov, Nemanja Bjelica (story), Iffe Lundberg (story) | |
