A of the most media movements in continental basketball was the signing of the Frenchman Evan Fournier for Olympiacos. The scorer, irregular but contrasted in the NBAdecided to change the ‘Americas’ for the Euroleague, and will become a star given his talent, ability to change games (he showed it in the Paris Olympic Games) and character. He leaves behind the best league in the world… and he doesn’t have exactly positive memories.
Fournier, at the Olympiacos ‘mediaday’.
Fournier does not hesitate to define what, in his opinion, the NBA is. “The dark side is those teams that lose on purpose to get higher draft picks.”. Tanking is real,” he said. The difference is the constant competitiveness in Europe.”The world already understands how competitive FIBA basketball is. We have more Europeans dominating the NBA and taking the attention. “They are more open now than they were 10 years ago,” she added.
The escort from the outskirts of Paris He lived it firsthand. His last destination in the NBA was the Detroit Pistons. They signed a terrible record of 14 wins and 68 losses. Among his fearsome records, some stand out, such as chain 28 consecutive defeats. A win against the Raptors on the last day of 2023 left that negative record behind. “Change them for Olympiakos gave me life,” he said Fournier.
The Pistons were a young team that did not want to beat
The reality was that they lost because they didn’t want to win. “The organization was excellent, but the team was young and did not try to win. I did not want that for my career. I want to play competitive basketball, with important games and a lot of intensity,” he said. Olympiacos’ new ’94’ seeks that in the port of Athens.
Fournier poses with the shirt.
He tanking It is a reality and Fournier’s complaint only further affects its existence. Although the NBA has found methods to prevent the Draft from benefiting directly to those who lose the most, continues to be a determining factor.
Predictions for the 2025 NBA Draft
- Cooper Flagg (P, Duke)
- Nolan Traoré (B, France)
- Dylan Harper (E, New Jersey)
- Rocco Zikarsky (P, Australia)
- VJ Edgecombe (A, Bahamas)
In fact, for the new course a dichotomy will be presented for those teams without a winning project. There will be the possibility of losing to try to take some of the jewels of a 2025 NBA Draft that has several parts interesting. Among the most notable names, Cooper Flagg (Duke) It is the call to dominate. Next to him other figures such as the Europeans Nolan Traoré (France), Hugo Gonzalez (Spain) or Kasparas Jakucionis (Lithuania) They lead the main forecasts of the experts.
