Background
Evan Fournier was born on October 29, 1992 in Saint-Maurice, a small suburb outside of Paris.
Evan Fournier was born on October 29, 1992 in Saint-Maurice, a small suburb outside of Paris.
He played junior basketball at the French INSEP academy from 2007 to 2009. 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.
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. Denver Nuggets (2012–2014) On June 28, 2012, Fournier was selected with the 20th overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in the 2012 National Basketball Association draft. On July 11, 2012, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Nuggets.
He then joined the Nuggets for the 2012 National Basketball Association Summer League where he averaged 14.8 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.2 steals in five games. 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 National Basketball Association Summer League.
On October 30, 2013, the Nuggets exercised their third-year team option on Fournier"s rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2014-2015 season. He went on to have a much better season in 2013-2014 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 National Basketball Association. 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.
On October 26, 2014, the Magic exercised their fourth-year team option on Fournier"s rookie scale contract, extending the contract through the 2015-2016 season.