For the second time in a row, Evan Fournier was on the bench at the start of the match between the Knicks and the Celtics. Previously, the Frenchman had spoken about his exit from the starting five. fatalistic.
” It’s like that. This is my 11th year in the league.” he had explained. “So I know a lot can happen. We see it every year. Last year with Kemba (Walker). I will do my best with what I am given, to try to weigh in on the wins and be a good teammate. That’s all one can ask for. Just do my best. Be a professional and handle it all from there. By doing my job. »
Evan Fournier believes as well as Tom Thibodeau “does not have to justify himself, he made a decision. » The coach prefers to do without the shot from the Frenchman, who broke the franchise’s 3-point record (241) last year, to trust more solid defenders (Quentin Grimes, Cam Reddish) alongside Jalen Brunson.
“Nothing really changes for the approach to the match” assures in any case the Frenchman. “It’s the same approach. You must do your best with what is given to you. That’s all. »
The only thing that really changes for Evan Fournier is that he will now play more as a winger than a fullback.
“That’s what I’m going to have to find out over time. So I can’t tell you right now.”he says about his change of role. “It is obvious that I will play with different players. I will most likely play more wing now, instead of full back. So there will definitely be different things… I’m going to be in different places and I’m going to be up against bigger players. »
| Evan Fournier | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2012-13 | DEN | 38 | 11 | 49.3 | 40.7 | 76.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 5.3 |
| 2013-14 | DEN | 76 | 20 | 41.9 | 37.6 | 75.6 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 8.4 |
| 2014-15 | ENT | 58 | 29 | 44.0 | 37.8 | 72.8 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| 2015-16 | ENT | 79 | 33 | 46.2 | 40.0 | 83.6 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
| 2016-17 | ENT | 68 | 33 | 43.9 | 35.6 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 17.2 |
| 2017-18 | ENT | 57 | 32 | 45.9 | 37.9 | 86.7 | 0.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 17.8 |
| 2018-19 | ENT | 81 | 32 | 43.8 | 34.0 | 80.6 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 15.1 |
| 2019-20 | ENT | 66 | 31 | 46.7 | 39.9 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 18.5 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 42 | 30 | 45.7 | 41.3 | 78.8 | 0.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 17.1 |
| 2020-21 * | ENT | 26 | 30 | 46.1 | 38.8 | 79.7 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 19.7 |
| 2020-21 * | BOS | 16 | 30 | 44.8 | 46.3 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 13.0 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 80 | 30 | 41.7 | 38.9 | 70.8 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.1 |
| 2022-23 | NYK | 7 | 24 | 40.0 | 39.0 | 85.7 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
| Total | 652 | 29 | 44.5 | 38.1 | 79.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 14.3 | |
