According to mos of the Greek Media houses, Olympiacos S.F.P. Piraeus (GBL) landed 31-year old French international 198cm swingman Evan Fournier for upcoming season. Fournier was about to sign at Detroit Pistons in the NBA. The last season he played also at the Pistons in NBA where in 29 games he averaged 7.2ppg, 1.9rpg and 1.6apg.
In 2012 he was drafted by Denver Nuggets (NBA) in first round (20th overall).
He has been also a member of French international program for some years. Fournier has regularly played for French senior team since 2011 and previously for U20 National Team back in 2012.
He represented France at the FIBA Olympic Games in Paris (France) this year. His team won Silver and his stats at that event were 6 games: 9.8ppg, 1.7rpg, 2.2apg, FGP: 36.8%, 3PT: 32.4%.
Fournier has played previously professionally in NBA (Boston Celtics, NY Knicks and Orlando Magic) and France (Pole France, JSF Nanterre and Poitiers).
Among many awards he was voted to Eurobasket.com All-FIBA World Cup Honorable Mention in 2023.
Olympiacos S.F.P. Piraeus roster for 2024-25:
Guards:
Giannoulis Larentzakis
Luca Vildoza
Thomas Walkup
Nazareth Mitrou-Long
Nigel Williams-Goss
Tyler Dorsey
Keenan Evans
Forwards:
Kostas Papanikolaou
Aleksandar Vezenkov
Shaquielle McKissic
Alec Peters
Evan Fournier
Centers:
Nikola Milutinov
Moustapha Fall
Filip Petrusev
Moses Wright
Coach: Georgios Bartzokas
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Tags : EVAN FOURNIER, OLYMPIACOS S.F.P. PIRAEUS, GREEK BASKETBALL, GREEK TRANSACTIONS, EUROLEAGUE
