Evan Fournier “Seriously Considering” Surprising Destination for 2024-25

His 12-year career has fizzled over the past couple of seasons in the NBA, and now Frenchman Evan Fournier, at the age of 31, is "seriously considering" taking his talents overseas to continue his career if he doesn't receive a reasonable NBA offer.

❗️Although Evan Fournier had NBA as his priority, currently is more likely to continue his career in EuroLeague. The French star has already received a lot of interest from European teams. More on @Eurohoopsnet pic.twitter.com/U3rXxA4hbE
— Mihalis Stefanou 🏀 (@mstef80) August 30, 2024

Mihalis Stefanou of EuroHoops has reported that Fournier has received "a lot of interest" from European teams and is "seriously considering the possibility of returning to Europe". Teams from Spain, Italy and France have either made an offer or expressed formal interest.

He had only a modest showing at this summer's Paris Olympics, averaging 9.8 points and just 32.4% from beyond the arc for France as they won a silver medal on the back of Victor Wembanyama.

Before coming to the NBA in 2012 as a 20-year-old, the Saint-Maurice, France-born guard played two seasons with Poitiers in the French LNB Pro A league.

The first 10 years of his career in North America went just fine for the shooting guard, as he averaged well over 14 points per game over that time, while shooting 38% from the three-point line, while earning about $145 million in salary.

But then New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau completely buried Fournier on the bench in 2022-23, as he received 51 DNP-CDs (Did Not Play, Coach's Decision) while the Knicks went in another direction with their lineup.

This past season, he was once again scratched from all but 3 of the Knicks' first 51 games, before being dealt to the Detroit Pistons to finish the season, where he struggled to only 7.2 points per game in 18.7 minutes a night.

In all, he suited up for the Denver Nuggets, Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics in addition to the Knicks and Pistons in his dozen years in the NBA.