Fournier acknowledged that he doesn’t get along with Thibodeau, the head coach. He wants to be dealt with and doesn’t see how the Knicks’ hierarchy makes sense. Fournier claims to have lost the enjoyment of basketball and longs to rediscover it.<\/p>\n
In an interview with French publication L’Equipe, the 30-year-old Frenchman attacked the group, ostensibly ending any hope of reconciliation.<\/p>\n
Fournier acknowledged that his own NBA future largely rests on the Knicks’ decision to either trade or cut him, likely in an effort to put more pressure on them.<\/p>\n
https:\/\/twitter.com\/IQfor3\/status\/1681334575279005696?s=20<\/p>\n
\u201cI would be shot. I\u2019m going to be traded, it\u2019s not possible otherwise,\u201d Fournier told the outlet, translated from French. \u201cOr I\u2019d be stuck, and so would they. They have several players with big contracts coming in. Unless they want to pay a crazy luxury tax.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf I stayed, it would be a disaster basketball-wise for my career. I can manage a year without playing. Two, that would be terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fournier was traded from Boston to New York in August 2021, and in his first season, he established a club mark with 241 made three-pointers.<\/p>\n
\nEvan Fournier didn't hold back on his frustrations with Coach Thibodeau and the Knicks \ud83d\ude33<\/p>\n
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— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) July 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n