Evan Fournier

Evan Fournier

Fournier with Poitiers in October 2010
No. 10 – Orlando Magic
Position Shooting guard / Small forward
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1992-10-29) October 29, 1992[1]
Saint-Maurice, France
Nationality French
Listed height 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight 205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2012 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th overall
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
Playing career 2009–present
Career history
2009–2010 Nanterre (France)
2010–2012 Poitiers (France)
2012–2014 Denver Nuggets
2014–present Orlando Magic
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Medals
Men's basketball
Representing France France
World Cup
2014 Spain
EuroBasket
2015 France
FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship
2011 Spain
FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship
2009 France Team

Evan Mehdi Fournier (born October 29, 1992)[2] is a French professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009.[3]

Early life

Evan Fournier was born on October 29, 1992 in Saint-Maurice, a small suburb outside of Paris. Both his parents were high-level judokas. He started playing basketball at 7 years old with a local club team. He cites the 2001-2002 Sacramento Kings team that was defeated in the Conference Finals as being the team that made him love basketball. His favorite player growing up was Mike Bibby.[4]

Professional career

France (2009–2012)

In September 2009, Fournier signed a one-year deal with JSF Nanterre of the LNB Pro B. In June 2010, he signed a two-year deal Poitiers Basket 86 of the LNB Pro A.[5]

Denver Nuggets (2012–2014)

On June 28, 2012, Fournier was selected with the 20th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 NBA draft. On July 11, 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets.[6] He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League where he averaged 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals in five games.[7] He played sparingly in his rookie season as he managed just 38 regular season games in addition to four playoff games.

In July 2013, Fournier re-joined the Nuggets for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[8] On October 30, 2013, the Nuggets exercised their third-year team option on Fournier's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2014–15 season.[9] He went on to have a much better season in 2013–14 as he played in 76 games while averaging 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

During his time with the Nuggets, Fournier became the first, and to this date, only player to wear a #94 jersey in the NBA.[10]

Orlando Magic (2014–present)

On June 26, 2014, Fournier was traded, along with the draft rights to Roy Devyn Marble, to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Arron Afflalo.[11][12] On October 26, 2014, the Magic exercised their fourth-year team option on Fournier's rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015–16 season.[13]

On November 12, 2014, Fournier scored a career-high 28 points on 8-of-14 shooting in a 97–95 win over the New York Knicks.[14] A year later, he topped his career-high, setting a new mark with 30 points in a 103–94 win over the New Orleans Pelicans.[15]

NBA career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2012–13 Denver 38 4 11.3 .493 .407 .769 .9 1.2 .5 .0 5.3
2013–14 Denver 76 4 19.8 .419 .376 .756 2.7 1.5 .4 .1 8.4
2014–15 Orlando 58 32 28.6 .440 .378 .728 2.6 2.1 .7 .0 12.0
2015–16 Orlando 79 71 32.5 .462 .400 .836 2.8 2.7 1.2 .0 15.4
Career 251 111 24.5 .448 .389 .784 2.5 1.9 .8 .0 11.0

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2013 Denver 4 4 13.3 .353 .000 .875 .0 1.0 .5 .0 4.8
Career 4 4 13.3 .353 .000 .875 .0 1.0 .5 .0 4.8

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Evan Fournier Profile". nba.com. Retrieved 22 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Fournier: "Autant africain que Batum et Diaw" (French)
  3. ↑ Evan Fournier | EuroBasket 2013
  4. ↑ Conn, Jordan Ritter. "Is the NBA Done Drafting International Players?". Grantland. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
  5. ↑ ShamSports.com: Evan Fournier player profile
  6. ↑ Denver Nuggets sign first-round draft pick Evan Fournier
  7. ↑ 2012 Summer League Statistics – Evan Fournier
  8. ↑ 2013 Summer League Statistics – Evan Fournier
  9. ↑ Denver Nuggets Exercise Options On Faried, Fournier
  10. ↑ NBA & ABA Players Who Wore Uniform Number 94
  11. ↑ Magic Trade Afflalo; Acquire Fournier and Marble
  12. ↑ Magic trade Arron Afflalo to Nuggets
  13. ↑ Magic Exercise Contract Options on Fournier, Harkless, Nicholson and Oladipo
  14. ↑ Fournier's career-high 28 lead Magic over Knicks
  15. ↑ Fournier leads Magic past winless Pelicans, 103-94
  16. ↑ "Fournier & France Win FIBA World Cup Bronze Medal". MagicBasketballOnline.com. September 13, 2014. Retrieved December 21, 2014.
  17. ↑ "FRANCE SUFFOCATE RUSSIA TO WIN BRONZE". FIBAEurope.com. July 24, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  18. ↑ "SERBIA HOLD OFF FRANCE TO WIN TITLE". FIBAEurope.com. August 2, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  19. ↑ Beeken, Walker (April 13, 2011). "Nike Hoop Summit Scouting Reports: International Guards/Wings". DraftExpress.com. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  20. 1 2 "Trophées LNB: Kunter et Fournier récompensés". Sports.fr (in French). May 14, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  21. ↑ "MVP MIROTIC LEADS ALL TOURNAMENT TEAM". FIBAEurope.com. July 24, 2011. Retrieved October 17, 2011.
  22. ↑ "KANTER NAMED MVP". FIBAEurope.com. August 2, 2009. Retrieved October 17, 2011.

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