Deyonta Davis

Davis declared for the draft on April 12, 2016.[10] Davis and teammate Denzel Valentine were selected to attend the 2016 NBA Combine. Davis hired Bill Duffy as his agent.[11]

Jonathan Givony from DraftExpress had the following to say on Davis: "Although he doesn't produce eye-popping numbers, his ability to switch on screens and stay in front of players big and small has been huge for the Spartans, especially late in games. ... Casual fans should try and get to know him better as the Tournament moves on, provided Michigan State is able to advance, as there's a pretty good chance the NBA will be calling for him when the season is over."[12]

While Davis was consistently labelled as a lottery selection all the way until the day of the draft, he was chosen by the Boston Celtics with the 31st overall pick. He therefore became the first green room invitee to not hear his name get called in the first round since Maciej Lampe in 2003's NBA draft. Davis' rights were later traded to the Memphis Grizzlies on draft night.[13]

On July 12, 2016, Davis signed a fully guaranteed three-year, $4-million contract with the Memphis Grizzlies.[14][15] The deal marked the richest guaranteed salary for an American-born second-round pick in NBA history.[15] On December 15, 2016, he was ruled out for six to eight weeks with a torn plantar fascia in his left foot.[16] During his rookie and sophomore seasons, Davis received multiple assignments to the Iowa Energy and the Memphis Hustle, the Grizzlies' G League affiliates.[17][18]

On July 17, 2018, Davis was traded, along with Ben McLemore, a 2021 second-round pick and cash considerations, to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Garrett Temple.[19] On September 22, 2018, Davis was waived by the Kings.[20]

On October 11, 2018, Davis signed with the Golden State Warriors.[21] The Warriors released him on October 12.[22] He was then added to the Warriors’ G League affiliate, the Santa Cruz Warriors.[23]

On March 19, 2019, Davis was called up to the Atlanta Hawks and signed a 10-day contract.[24] He signed a second 10-day contract on March 29.[25] On April 8, 2019, following the expiration of his second 10-day contract with Atlanta, Davis signed a multi-year contract with the Hawks.[26] On June 10, 2019, Davis was waived by the Hawks.[27] He averaged four points and four rebounds in nine games. On the same day, Davis was claimed off free-agency waivers by the Houston Rockets.[28] On July 30, 2019, he was waived.[29]

On October 29, 2019, Davis was included in the training camp roster of the Santa Cruz Warriors.[30] On February 23, 2020, Davis posted 18 points, 11 rebounds, two assists, two steals and two blocks in a loss against the Stockton Kings for his sixth straight double-double.[31] He averaged 11.5 points and 8.2 rebounds per game in 2019-20.[32]