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Anadolu Efes Istanbul (BSL) signed 30-year old French international center Vincent Poirier (213cm-1993) for the upcoming 2024-25 season. Poirier has played for the last three years at Real Madrid in the Spanish Liga Endesa. In 41 games, he had 8.2ppg, 5.3rpg, and 1.5bpg last season. He helped them win the league title and the Supercup, and was named League Player of the Week. Poirier also played 37 games in the Euroleague, where he recorded 9.0ppg, 5.3rpg, and 1.5bpg, contributing to his team winning the regular season and making it to the final.
Vincent Poirier has tried to make it to the NBA and played in the NBA Pro Summer League in 2016. He has been a member of the French international program for several years, playing for the French senior team since 2017 and the U20 National Team back in 2013. He represented France at the Olympic Games in Tokyo (Japan) three years ago, winning Silver with stats of 5 games: 5.4ppg, 3.0rpg, FGP: 66.7%.
Poirier is an experienced player who has also played professionally in the NBA (Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers, and OKC Thunder), France (Metropolitans, Hyeres-Toulon, and CFBB), and NBA G League (Maine Celtics). Among his past achievements is being voted to Eurobasket.com All-Spanish Liga Endesa Honorable Mention in 2022.