Kaela Davis (born March 15, 1995) is an American professional

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player for the

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of the

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(WNBA). She played college basketball for

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before transferring to the University of South Carolina. She has also played for the

Dallas Wings The Dallas Wings are an American basketball team based in Arlington, Texas. The Wings play in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team is owned by a group which is led by chairman Bill Cameron. Greg ...

Atlanta Dream The Atlanta Dream are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta, playing in the Eastern Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team was founded for the 2008 WNBA season. The team is owned by real ...

Chicago Sky The Chicago Sky are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago. The Sky compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference. The franchise was founded prior to the 20 ...

, and the

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in the WNBA.

College career

After helping lead

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to the NCAA Championship, Davis opted to enter the 2017 WNBA draft. She was drafted 10th overall by the

Georgia Tech statistics

Source

Professional career

On August 10, 2018, Davis signed with the

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for the

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. However, due to suffering with

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, she was unable to travel to Perth and thus the Lynx released Davis from her contract on September 4. In August 2020, it was announced that Davis had reached a deal with the Atlanta Dream. Davis signed a hardship contract with the

on May 13, 2022. On July 21, 2022, Davis signed a 7-Day Hardship Contract with the Phoenix Mercury

WNBA career statistics

Regular season

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Postseason

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Overseas career

Galatasaray

In January 2018, Davis joined Turkish team

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. On 19 November 2021, she signed a one-year contract with

Personal life

Davis is the daughter of former

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player

Antonio Davis Antonio Lee Davis (born October 31, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who played for the Indiana Pacers, Toronto Raptors, Chicago Bulls, and New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He also played ...

. Davis has a twin brother, A. J., who played basketball at UCF and plays professionally overseas. Davis’s godsister is

Candace Parker Candace Nicole Parker (born April 19, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was selected as the first overall pick in the 2008 WNBA draft by the Los An ...

References

External links

Kaela Davis
at wnba.com

{{DEFAULTSORT:Davis, Kaela 1995 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in Turkey American women's basketball players Atlanta Dream players Basketball players from Indianapolis Dallas Wings draft picks Dallas Wings players Chicago Sky players Seattle Storm players Galatasaray S.K. (women's basketball) players Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's basketball players McDonald's High School All-Americans Shooting guards Small forwards South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball players Twin sportspeople Fraternal twins