Evan Fournier put up numbers during the Paris Olympics – 9.8 points per game, the third highest the silver medal teamplus 2.2 assists a game — and was one of the team’s better shot creators on the perimeter. He was also ineffective, shooting 32.4% from 3 and 36.8% inside the arc.
That wasn’t enough to entice an NBA team to sign the 31-year-old NBA veteran to a guaranteed contract, so he’s headed to European powerhouse Olympiakos in Greece, a story broken by Aris Barkas of EuroHoops and confirmed by Shams Charania of The. Athletic (among others).
Evan Fournier informed Olympiacos that he accepted their offer. The two sides conclude the exchange of documents formalizing the agreement for a three-year contract.
Fournier returns to Europe after a decade for the Reds
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Fournier averaged 13.6 points, shooting 37.4% from 3 during his 12-year NBA career, and he had some huge moments (dropping 41 on the Celtics in 2022 comes to mind, some strong play in Orlando back in the day). However, in recent years he has struggled to get off Tom Thibodeau’s bench in New York (the Knicks kept him, hoping that his contract could be used in a big business). Last season he was finally traded to the Pistons (with Quentin Grimes coming to the Knicks) and in the final 29 games he averaged 7.2 points points in almost 19 minutes a night, but shot 27% from 3.
Fournier had a solid NBA career but it ran its course. He will be a star in the Euroleague and can continue to make money on the continent for years.
