the Velvet Touch." Davis is the Suns' all-time leading scorer with 15,666 points. Davis's later years with the Suns were marred by recurring back problems and an ugly drug scandal. In 1987, he was called on to testify on illegal drug use by other Suns players in exchange for immunity from prosecution. (He had twice entered rehab clinics to deal with cocaine addiction.) Davis's decline mirrored the short decline of the Suns franchise, and at the expiration of his contract in 1988 at age 33, the team did not seriously attempt to re-sign him, offering a 1-year contract at half his previous salary. Davis signed a two-year, $1.35 million deal with the Denver Nuggets as an unrestricted free agent. He ended up playing for two years beyond this contract, and was included in a three-team trade in early 1991 that sent him to the Portland Trail Blazers for half a season. Davis finished 479 points shy of 20,000 points in a career. In the summer of 1991, he returned to Denver to close out his playing career. After basketball Davis later served as a broadcaster for the Nuggets, and has served as a scout for the Washington Wizards. As time passed, Davis and the Suns repaired their relationship. In 1994, his No. 6 was retired by the Suns, and in 2004 he was enshrined in the team's Ring of Honor. He is the uncle of UNC men's head coach Hubert Davis, who also played for UNC and in the NBA. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 81 || – || 32.0 || .526 || – || .830 || 6.0 || 3.4 || 1.4 || 0.2 || 24.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 79 || – || 30.8 || .561 || – || .831 || 4.7 || 4.3 || 1.9 || 0.3 || 23.6 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 75 || – || 30.8 || .563 || .000 || .819 || 3.6 || 4.5 || 1.5 || 0.3 || 21.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 78 || – || 28.0 || .539 || .412 || .836 || 2.6 || 3.9 || 1.2 || 0.2 || 18.0 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 55 || 12 || 21.5 || .523 || .188 || .820 || 1.9 || 2.9 || 0.8 || 0.1 || 14.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| | style="text-align:left;"|Phoenix | 80 || 79 ||