Vincent Poirier

{{Infobox basketball biography

| name = Vincent Poirier

| image = Vincent Poirier 17 Anadolu Efes EuroLeague 20250103 (3).jpg

| image_size =

| caption = Poirier with Anadolu Efes in 2025

| position = Center

| league = BSL
EuroLeague

| team = Anadolu Efes

| number = 17

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|10|17|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Clamart, France

| height_ft = 7

| height_in = 0

| weight_lb = 242

| draft_year = 2015

| career_start = 2012

| career_end =

| years1 = 2012–2017

| team1 = Paris-Levallois

| years2 = 2014–2015

| team2 = →Hyères-Toulon

| years3 = 2015–2016

| team3 = →Centre Fédéral

| years4 = 2017–2019

| team4 = Baskonia

| years5 = {{nbay|2019|full=y}}

| team5 = Boston Celtics

| years6 = 2019

| team6 = →Maine Red Claws

| years7 = {{nbay|2020|full=y}}

| team7 = Philadelphia 76ers

| years8 = 2021–2024

| team8 = Real Madrid

| years9 = 2024–present

| team9 = Anadolu Efes

| highlights =

EuroLeague champion (2023)
All-EuroLeague Second Team (2019)
EuroLeague rebounding leader (2019)
2× Spanish League champion (2022, 2024)
Spanish Cup winner (2024)
French Cup champion (2013)
Turkish Super Cup winner (2024)
3x Spanish Supercup winner (2021–2023)
Match des Champions champion (2013)

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's basketball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{bk|FRA}}}}

}}

File:Vincent Poirier 17 - Saski Baskonia 20171215 (1) (cropped).jpg in 2017]]

Vincent Yann Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition.

Professional career

=Europe=

Poirier started to play basketball in May 2010 at the Bussy Basket Club. In the 2013–14 season, he finished as the top rebounder of the Espoirs championship, averaging 12 points and 10.8 rebounds in 27 minutes over 30 games.

On 24 April 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Paris-Levallois, but was loaned to Hyères-Toulon of the Pro B. He started the season being a solid rotation player with Davante Gardner. On 14 February 2015, he contributed against Angers by finishing the game with 10 points and 4 rebounds in just 10 minutes.

For the 2015–16 season, he returned to Paris-Levallois. From December onward, he was subject to a special designation allowing him to be able to play both with Paris-Levallois, and with CFBB in National 1. In December 2015, Frédéric Fauthoux replaced Antoine Rigaudeau as coach, which allowed Poirier a greater chance to show his potential. In April 2016, he was named MVP of the Round after finishing the match against BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists in 25 minutes, when he started the game as a backup.

In July 2016, he participated in the NBA Summer League with Orlando Magic. In his first game, he finished with 6 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist in 15 minutes. Over five games, he averaged 4.2 points, 4.4 rebounds, 0.6 assists and 0.4 blocks in 11.5 minutes per game. On 11 September 2016, as part of the pre-season, he and his team won the Sarthe/Pays de la Loire trophy in a three-team tournament by beating Le Mans and Antwerp.

On 14 June 2017, Poirier signed a three-year deal with Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.{{Cite news |url=http://www.sportando.com/en/europe/spain/236982/baskonia-signs-vincent-poirier-to-a-three-year-deal.html |title=Baskonia signs Vincent Poirier to a three-year deal |publisher=Sportando.com |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=June 14, 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.euroleague.net/news/i/7vndr47buprpvy8w |title=Baskonia puts rookie Poirier in the paint |publisher=EuroLeague.net |date=June 14, 2017 |access-date=June 14, 2017}} In the 2018–19 season, Poirier led the EuroLeague in rebounding, averaging 8.3 per game. On 10 May 2019 Poirier earned a spot in the All-EuroLeague Second Team.{{Cite news|url=https://www.euroleague.net/news/i/9nkkbiwf3w6gc5n9/2018-19-all-euroleague-second-team-presented-by-7days |title=2018-19 All-EuroLeague Second Team presented by 7DAYS |publisher=EuroLeague.net |date=May 10, 2019 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}

=NBA=

On 15 July 2019, Poirier parted ways with Baskonia to sign a contract with the Boston Celtics.{{Cite news|url=https://sportando.basketball/en/vincent-poirier-baskonia-part-ways/ |title=Vincent Poirier, Baskonia part ways |publisher=Sportando.basketball |date=July 15, 2019 |access-date=July 15, 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nba.com/celtics/news/pressrelease/celtics-sign-vincent-poirier-0|title=Celtics Sign Vincent Poirier|work=NBA.com|access-date=July 15, 2019|date=July 15, 2019}}

On 19 November 2020, Poirier was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a conditional future second-round pick.{{cite web |title=Thunder Acquires Vincent Poirier |url=https://www.nba.com/thunder/news/poirier-201119 |website=NBA.com |access-date=November 19, 2020 |date=November 19, 2020}} On 8 December, Poirier along with Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson, were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.{{cite web |title=Team Acquires Green, Ferguson, and Poirier |url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/team-acquires-green-ferguson-and-poirier |website=NBA.com |access-date=December 8, 2020 |date=December 8, 2020}}

On 25 March 2021, Poirier was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team trade involving the Oklahoma City Thunder{{cite web|title=76ers Acquire George Hill, Ignas Brazdeikis in Three-Team Trade|url=https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/76ers-acquire-george-hill-ignas-brazdeikis-three-team-trade|access-date=March 25, 2021|date=March 25, 2021|website=NBA.com|language=en}} and was waived four days later.{{cite web|author=NY_KnicksPR|title=Knicks have waived Terrance Ferguson and Vincent Poirier.|url=https://twitter.com/NY_KnicksPR/status/1376537851706404864|access-date=March 29, 2021|date=March 29, 2021|website=Twitter.com|language=en}}

=Real Madrid=

On 12 April 2021, Poirier signed a deal with Real Madrid until the end of the 2023–24 season.{{cite web |title=Vincent Poirier signs for Real Madrid |url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/news/2021/04/12/vincent-poirier-signs-for-real-madrid |website=realmadrid.com |access-date=April 14, 2021 |date=April 12, 2021}}

=Anadolu Efes=

On 25 June 2024, Poirier signed a three-year contract with Turkish powerhouse Anadolu Efes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.anadoluefessk.org/haber/vincent-poirier-anadolu-efes-te|title=Vincent Poirier Anadolu Efes’te|last=|first=|date=June 25, 2024|website=anadoluefessk.org|publisher=|language=tr|access-date=June 25, 2024}}

Career statistics

=NBA=

==Regular season==

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2019}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Boston

| 22 || 0 || 5.9 || .472 || .500 || .857 || 2.0 || .4 || .1 || .4 || 1.9

| style="text-align:left;"|{{nbay|2020}}

| style="text-align:left;"|Philadelphia

| 10 || 0 || 3.9 || .250 || .000 || .333 || 1.4 || .2 || .0 || .3 || 0.8

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 32 || 0 || 5.3 || .417 || .333 || .615 || 1.8 || .3 || .1 || .4 || 1.5

==Playoffs==

| style="text-align:left;"|2020

| style="text-align:left;"|Boston

| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 1 || 0 || 2.0 || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || {{sort|-|—}} || .0 || 1.0 || 1.0 || .0 || .0

=EuroLeague=

class="wikitable"

style="background:#AFE6BA; width:3em;"|†

| Denotes season in which Poirier won the EuroLeague

style="background:#CFECEC; width:1em"|*

| Led the league

| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Baskonia

| 34 || 23 || 17.9 || .573 || {{sort|-|—}} || .725 || 5.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .9 || 8.2 || 10.9

| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19

| 34 || 26 || 25.6 || .617 || {{sort|-|—}} || .731 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|8.3* || 1.1 || .8 || .8 || 11.9 || 17.7

| style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22

| style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Real Madrid

| 37 || 5 || 18.0 || .571 || .167 || .768 || 5.5 || .9 || .8 || .9 || 7.4 || 11.7

| style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2022–23†

| 32 || 1 || 14.6 || .603 || .400 || .727 || 4.0 || .6 || .3 || .9 || 6.1 || 8.2

| style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24

| 37 || 5 || 18.4 || .668 || .400 || .706 || 5.3 || .6 || .4 || style="background:#CFECEC;"|1.5* || 9.0 || 13.4

|- class="sortbottom"

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career

| 174 || 60 || 18.9 || .609 || .313 || .732 || 5.7 || .9 || .6 || 1.0 || 8.5 || 12.4

Awards and accomplishments

=Professional career=

French Cup champion: 2013
Match des Champions champion: 2013

=Individual awards=

Best rebounder of the Espoirs championship: 2013–14
EuroLeague rebounding leader: 2018–19

References

External links

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{{Eurobasket.com player|252470|}}
[https://www.euroleague.net/competition/players/showplayer?pcode=004887 Vincent Poirier] at euroleague.net
[https://www.lequipe.fr/Basket/BasketFicheJoueur6094.html Vincent Poirier] at lequipe.fr {{in lang|fr}}
[http://www.lnb.fr/fr/Pro-A/200006/Joueurs/A55293/Vincent-Poirier Vincent Poirier] at lnb.fr {{in lang|fr}}

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