Evan Mehdi Fournier is a French professional basketball player for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association.
19 Facts About Evan Fournier
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Evan Fournier played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009.
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Evan Fournier is of Algerian descent by his mother while his father is French.
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Evan Fournier wore the number 10 on his jersey in honor of then-Sacramento King, Mike Bibby.
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On 28 June 2012, Evan Fournier was selected with the 20th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 NBA draft.
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Evan Fournier then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 NBA Summer League.
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Evan Fournier appeared in nine straight games to finish the regular season, including starting the final three.
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In July 2013, Evan Fournier re-joined the Nuggets for the 2013 NBA Summer League.
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On 23 February 2014, Evan Fournier scored a then career-high 27 points against the Sacramento Kings.
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On 26 June 2014, Evan Fournier was traded, along with the draft rights to Devyn Marble, to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Arron Afflalo.
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On 15 March 2016, Evan Fournier matched his career high with a 30-point effort against the Denver Nuggets.
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Evan Fournier led the team in scoring 19 times, had 24 20-point games and two 30-point games.
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On 7 July 2016, Evan Fournier re-signed with the Magic on a five-year, $85 million contract.
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On 7 March 2018, against the Los Angeles Lakers, Evan Fournier sprained his left medial collateral ligament.
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Evan Fournier was ruled out for "a significant stretch of time".
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On 25 March 2021, Evan Fournier was traded to the Boston Celtics in exchange for Jeff Teague and two future second round draft picks.
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Evan Fournier had played and started in 26 games and was averaging 19.7 points, 2.9 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steals, while shooting 38.8 percent from three-point range with the Magic for the season.
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Evan Fournier put up 20 points of his 23 point-performance in the fourth quarter, becoming the second Celtics player to score 20 points on 100 percent shooting in a quarter since Paul Pierce.
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Evan Fournier missed several games due to the NBA's COVID-19 health and safety protocols.