Even if the Knicks do not qualify for the “play-in”, Evan Fournier can at least be satisfied with having broken a franchise record for his first year in New York. The Frenchman is now the Knicks player who has scored the most 3-pointers in a season, ahead of John Starks.
This is thanks in particular to a much better year in 2022. Before his heat stroke against Boston, with 10 award-winning baskets, he was only 36% successful in this exercise. Since ? He flirts with 43%.
“I feel like it took me two months to figure out how I could help the team”he confided after the victory against the Hornets in New York Post. “I want to thank Tom Thibodeau for putting me in this position. He expected that from me and it took me a few months to grasp it. »
Concretely, in New York, the former Orlando and Boston back has become more of a shooter. His offensive style is thus less in percussion and penetration as before.
“I’ve always been an aggressive, circle-going player. But we already have players for that. So my role was going to be a little different. Finding the reason and understanding what is expected of you when you join a new team can take time sometimes. Since January, I feel better, I understand my role better. »
The Olympic runner-up didn’t shine much in the Knicks’ victory over Miami, with seven small points and an ugly 2/10 at 3-pts, but his coach knows he’ll bounce back, like shooting specialists do. so good.
“It’s a great feat,” Thibodeau said of Fournier’s franchise record. “It also puts the spotlight on Starks, who held the record for quite a long time. It’s great for Evan, he’s a pro. Like most shooters, and he’s a solid player in the league, he has a short memory and he always thinks the next shot is going to land. Like Starks before him. »
| Evan Fournier | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2012-13 | THE | 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 | THE | 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 * | BUNCH | 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 | 71 | 30 | 42.2 | 39.7 | 70.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 14.4 |
| Total | 636 | 29 | 44.6 | 38.2 | 79.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 14.3 | |
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