Baron Davis (born April 13, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is an American professional basketball player who plays as a point guard and is currently a free agent, 1.91 m/6 ft 3 in height and weighs 97.5 kg/215 lbs
Byron Davis has played professionally for the New Orleans Hornets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks and NBA Development League Delaware 87ers. In the 2007 playoffs, Byron Davis led the Eighth-Ranked Golden State Warriors in the regular season to victory over the No. 1 Dallas Mavericks in the regular season, staging the famous "Black Eight Miracle."
Byron Davis' full name is Byron Walter Louis Davis, and because his parents were addicted to drugs, Davis grew up following his maternal grandfather and maternal grandmother, and Davis's dearest person was his maternal grandmother, Laila Nicholson, who affectionately coined a nickname for her, "Madea." The family lives in a two-bedroom house south of Los Angeles, just 7 miles from the center of Staples. Davis himself revealed that when he was at Crossroads Middle School, he had thought about moving to The Middle School in Los Angeles South so he could be with his childhood playmates, but Lyra didn't agree because she felt that Crossroads Middle School's education was the best, and that it should come before friends and basketball.
Davis' idol was the "magician," but by then, the Lakers' "showtime" was nearing its end. Davis also loved the Clippers, and one Christmas, Clippers players Gary Grant and Bennot Benjamin came to their neighborhood to hand out gifts. Davis' performance in middle school attracted a lot of attention, reminiscent of Jason Kidd a few years ago. Kidd was a chorefack on college teams in high school, but Davis got more attention than that. By the spring of 1996, when Davis was in his fourth year of high school, the school had received no less than 20 phone calls from college coaches.
In April 1997, Davis announced his joining UCLA. His announcement also caused a stir, with he announcing it on fox television before a game at jazz's Clippers.
Before Davis joined, the Brown Bears had a lot of talent, but the team was scattered. The addition of Davis, Earl Watson and Billy Knight changed everything. Davis showed his leadership skills, not only organizing the team's offense, but also killing a fatal blow at key moments. UCLA became the team capable of competing for the NCAA championship.
UCLA appeared on the NCAA field as the sixth seed, beating Miami in the first round. Facing Michigan in the second round, Davis sprained his knee after a dunk. He insisted on returning to the field and eventually led the team to an 85-82 pass. Davis suffered a serious left knee injury and spent the entire season in the round of 16, when he couldn't play and UCLA suffered a crushing defeat.
In the summer, Davis only does two things: healing and eating and drinking. As a result, he grew 25 centimeters, all of which were not muscles. However, before the start of the 1998-99 season, he regained his body shape. After a four-game hiatus, he made his debut and quickly proved that he was still the leader. Two days before New Year's Day in 1999, at Loyola University, he announced with a dunk that his knees had fully recovered. Davis' final college game ended in defeat, averaging 15.9 points, 5.1 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game that season. NBA teams began to throw him an olive branch, and many teams in the lotto district were interested in him, but Davis most wanted to stay in Los Angeles.
Before the draft, Davis even refused to try out for the New Orleans Hornets because he didn't want to play in the East, but it backfired, and the Hornets wanted to pick him in third place. Davis would have been in higher picks.
In the 1999–00 season, Byron Davis played in 82 games for the Hornets, averaging 5.9 points, 2.0 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game, breaking the all-time rookie assist record with 309 assists in the entire season. In the 2000–01 season, Byron Davis secured a starting point guard position on the team, playing in 82 games for the Hornets, averaging 13.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 7.3 assists per game. On average, he ranks 11th in the NBA with 7.3 assists per game and 5th in the NBA with 2.07 steals. He made a career-high 53 minutes against the Bulls on January 9, 2001, and hit the farthest whistle ball in NBA history at 0.7.89 feet in the final 0.7 seconds of the third quarter against the Bucks on February 17, 2001. In that season's dunk contest, Davis wanted to complete a blindfold dunk, but before he could wait for the rebound, he lost the ball and became a funny moment in the dunk contest.
In the 2001–02 season, Byron Davis played in 82 games for the Hornets, averaging 18.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 8.5 assists.
In the 2002–03 season, Byron Davis played in 50 games for the Hornets, averaging 17.1 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.4 assists per game.
In the 2003–04 season, Byron Davis played in 67 games for the Hornets, averaging 22.9 points, 4.3 rebounds and 7.5 assists per game.
In February 2005, in their final deal before the trade deadline, the Hornets sent Byron Davis to the Golden State Warriors
In the 2005–06 season, Byron Davis played in 54 games for the Warriors, averaging 17.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and 8.9 assists per game. He scored a three-pointer on a final 0.4-second shot against the Supersonics on December 13, 2005, a final 0.5-second shot against the Mavericks on December 30, 2005, and a fifth career triple-double against the Lakers on January 14, 2006 with 24 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists.
In the 2006–07 season, Byron Davis played in 63 games for the Warriors, averaging 20.1 points, 4.4 rebounds and 8.1 assists per game, the only player to score 20+ points and 8+ assists. He averaged 25.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.5 assists in 11 playoff games. In the first round of the playoffs, the Warriors, as the eighth in the West, finally defeated the league's old bulls 4:2, creating the first "black eight" miracle since the playoffs adopted a 7-4 win system. His technical dunk Kirilenko's dunk became a classic of the year.
In 2007-08, Byron Davis played in 82 games for the Warriors, averaging 21.8 points, 7.6 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game, one of only four players in the league to average 20+ points and 7+ assists per game.
In the summer of 2008, Shortly after jumping out of the $17.8 million contract, Byron Davis announced a near-move to the Los Angeles Clippers, which gave Byron Davis a five-year, $65 million contract, and on July 9, the Clippers signed a formal contract with Byron Davis.
In the 2008-09 season, Byron Davis almost never integrated into the team, he and head coach Dunlliver also had difficulty communicating, and unfortunately suffered from injuries, missing 17 games throughout the season, shooting only 37%, averaging 14.9 points per game, and although he averaged 7.7 assists per game, ranking 7th in the league, this did not prevent the Clippers from sinking, 19-63. He appeared in 75 games for the Clippers from 2009 to 2010, averaging 15.3 points, 8.0 assists and 3.6 rebounds.
In February 2011, the Clippers struck a deal with the Cavaliers to send Mo Williams and Jamario Moon to the Clippers, and the Cavaliers received the Clippers' main point guard, Byron Davis, and the 2011 first-round pick, which was not protected against a pick. In the 2010–11 season, Byron Davis played in 15 games for the Cavaliers, averaging 13.9 points, 6.1 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game. On December 15, 2011, the Cavaliers officially announced the use of amnesty against point guard Byron Davis
On December 20, 2011, the New York Knicks announced that the team had signed guard Byron Davis, who had previously been cut by the Cavaliers. In the 2012 shrinkage season, he played 29 games for the Knicks, and in the NBA's final shrinkage season, Davis averaged only 6.1 points and 4.7 assists per game, shooting only 37% from the field. However, Davis, who recovered from a herniated disc this year and injured his ankle, did maintain steady improvements after his comeback, shooting 38 percent from the three-point line in his final 10 games in April. In the playoffs, Davis was more stable and looked to be in good shape, but in the playoffs with the Heat, he had a ligament strain on his knee. At the end of the season, the Knicks did not renew davis' contract.
In September 2013, Byron Davis was engaged to isabela Brewster, the sister of Fast & Furious 6 heroine Jordana Brewster.
On March 3, 2016, the 76ers development league affiliate Delaware 87ers officially announced that they had officially signed Byron Davis. In six games in 2015-16, Byron Davis averaged 12.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.2 steals per game.