Kendric Davis - the reigning NBL Championship Series MVP - has signed a new two-year deal to return to the Sydney Kings, sources told ESPN.
Davis will remain with the Kings team he led to the 2026 NBL Championship on a deal that will make him the highest-paid import in the league, sources said. The signing, completed over the weekend, will make Davis the second-highest paid player in NBL history.
The 27-year-old is coming off his second season in the NBL, where he averaged 25.1 points, 7.1 assists and 3.7 rebounds per game across the regular season and playoffs for the title-winning Kings. Davis finished second in MVP voting and earned All-NBL First Team honours for the second consecutive season.
Securing Davis was the Kings' top off-season priority, and the Houston-born point guard turned down lucrative offers from across Europe and China before choosing to re-sign in Sydney, sources said.
Prior to joining the Kings, Davis spent a season with the Adelaide 36ers, where he announced himself as one of the NBL's most electric and productive players. That led to Davis becoming a top target for Kings head coach Brian Goorjian in the subsequent off-season; Sydney officials would begin that free agency period by recruiting both the American guard and Matthew Dellavedova, creating a high-level trio that also included one-time NBL MVP Xavier Cooks.
In his first season in Sydney, Davis played a primary role in guiding the Kings to the 2026 Championship Series, where they would defeat the 36ers in five games. Davis averaged 27.2 points and 10.4 assists over the Championship Series, including a 34-point, 15-assist, zero-turnover performance in Game 3, becoming the first player in NBL history to post that stat-line. He would win the Larry Sengstock Medal as the Championship Series MVP.
With the signing, Davis joins Xavier Cooks, Matthew Dellavedova, Jaylin Galloway, Keli Leaupepe, Makuach Maluach, Tyler Robertson, and Jason Spurgin on the Kings' roster as NBL free agency continues. The Kings have three roster spots remaining.
The Kings remain in active conversations with American wing Torrey Craig regarding a potential return, sources said, though the 35-year-old also has interest - and has received a substantial offer - from the 36ers.
The Kings have also expressed interest in Australian big-man Harry Wessells, sources said; he averaged 4.8 points and 5.1 rebounds per game as a senior at Saint Mary's.