• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

New York Sports Today

New York Sports News Continuously updated

Knicks’ Evan Fournier feels like ‘hostage’

September 28, 2023 by Elite Sports NY

Knicks guard Evan Fournier is probably team president Leon Rose’s biggest mistake thus far and the Frenchman made it pretty clear all offseason. He expects a trade from New York to a team that actually plans to play him.

No trade has happened yet, and now Fournier seems to be getting restless. He recently appeared on RTL (r/t The New York Post), a French radio station, and expressed just how dissatisfied he was with the situation.

I don’t have the opportunity to play and even worse, I feel like I’m being held hostage,” Fournier said in the interview, per the New York Post. I hope this situation will resolve itself and I especially hope that the Knicks will give me a chance.”

Fournier signed a four-year, $73 million free agency contract with the Knicks in 2021. He made an immediate impact and scored 32 points in his New York debut, a double-OT win over the Celtics. He’d go on to average 14.1 points and shoot nearly 39% from three in 80 games.

His second season was almost the exact opposite. Adding Jalen Brunson in free agency made Fournier expendable and he was soon out of the rotation. He essentially became an injury replacement and averaged 6.1 points in just 27 games. Fournier earned $18 million last season.

No wonder he feels like a hostage. The Knicks have all but confirmed that Evan Fournier is not in their plans for the future. Unfortunately, because of his contract, trading him is a tough task, let alone getting back any value.

It’s a shame because Fournier was a reliable shooter and 2-guard before New York. He’s an 11-year veteran who has also played for the Magic, Nuggets, and Celtics. Fournier also led France to silver medals both at the 2020/21 Tokyo Olympics and last year’s FIBA EuroBasket tournament.

All this to say that Evan Fournier can absolutely still play and that the Knicks shouldn’t try and force a trade. If there’s no deal out there that’s acceptable, just buy out Fournier’s contract and part as friends and gentlemen.

“I want to leave,” Fournier added. “But beyond leaving, I want to have the opportunity to get some playing time back. That’s all. That’s mostly it.”

FOR FULL STORY ON STANDARD WEBSITE: Knicks’ Evan Fournier feels like ‘hostage’ | Elite Sports NY

Filed Under: Knicks

Primary Sidebar

Recent Posts

  • Kevin Durant trade becomes historic seven-team deal — here are all the moving pieces
  • Fried, Chisholm join top vote-getter Judge as Yankees All-Stars
  • (no title)
  • Daily Poll: Receiving Yards
  • NetsDaily Off-Season Report – No. 12

Categories

Archives

Our Partners

All Sports

  • 247 Sports
  • Bleacher Report
  • Elite Sports NY
  • Empire Sports Media
  • Empire Writes Back
  • MSG Networks
  • New York Daily News
  • New York Times
  • New York Post
  • Newsday
  • OurSports Central
  • SNY - SportsNet New York
  • The Sports Daily
  • The Sports Fan Journal
  • The Spun
  • USA Today
  • WFAN Sports Radio
  • YES Network

Baseball

  • MLB.com - Yankees
  • MLB.com - Mets
  • Amazin Avenue
  • Last Word On Baseball - Mets
  • Last Word On Baseball - Yankees
  • MLB Trade Rumors - Yankees
  • MLB Trade Rumors - Mets
  • Rising Apple
  • Yanks Go Yard

Basketball

  • NBA.com - Knicks
  • NBA.com - Nets
  • Amico Hoops - Knicks
  • Amico Hoops - Nets
  • Daily Knicks
  • Hoops Hype - Knicks
  • Hoops Hype - Nets
  • Hoops Rumors - Knicks
  • Hoops Rumors - Nets
  • Last Word On Pro Basketball - New York Knicks
  • Last Word On Pro Basketball - Brooklyn Nets
  • Nets Daily
  • Nets Wire
  • Nothing But Nets
  • Posting And Toasting
  • Pro Basketball Talk - Knicks
  • Pro Basketball Talk - Nets
  • Real GM - Knicks
  • Real GM - Nets

Football

  • New York Giants
  • New York Jets
  • Big Blue Interactive
  • Big Blue View
  • Gang Green Nation
  • Giants Gab
  • Giants Wire
  • Gmen HQ
  • Jets Fix
  • Jets Gab
  • Jet Nation
  • Jets Wire
  • Last Word On Pro Football - New York Giants
  • Last Word On Pro Football - New York Jets
  • NFL Trade Rumors - Giants
  • NFL Trade Rumors - Jets
  • Our Turf Football - Giants
  • Our Turf Football - Jets
  • Pro Football Focus - Giants
  • Pro Football Focus - Jets
  • Pro Football Rumors - Giants
  • Pro Football Rumors - Jets
  • Pro Football Talk - Giants
  • Pro Football Talk - Jets
  • The Gang Green
  • The Jet Press
  • Total Giants
  • Total Jets
  • Turn On The Jets
  • Ultimate NYG

Hockey

  • All About The Jersey
  • Blue Line Station
  • Blue Shirt Banter
  • Elite Prospects - Devils
  • Elite Prospects - Islanders
  • Elite Prospects - Rangers
  • Eyes On Isles
  • Last Word On Hockey - Devils
  • Last Word On Hockey - Islanders
  • Last Word On Hockey - Rangers
  • Lighthouse Hockey
  • Pro Hockey Rumors - Devils
  • Pro Hockey Rumors - Islanders
  • Pro Hockey Rumors - Rangers
  • Pro Hockey Talk - Devils
  • Pro Hockey Talk - Islanders
  • Pro Hockey Talk - Rangers
  • Pucks And Pitchforks
  • The Hockey Writers - Devils
  • The Hockey Writers - Islanders
  • The Hockey Writers - Rangers

Soccer

  • Last Word on Soccer - NYC FC
  • Last Word on Soccer - Red Bulls
  • Last Word on Soccer - Sky Blue FC
  • MLS Multiplex - NYC FC
  • MLS Multiplex - Red Bulls
  • Once A Metro

Colleges

  • Against All Enemies
  • Big East Coast Bias
  • Busting Brackets
  • College Football News
  • College Sports Madness
  • Forgotten 5
  • Inside The Loud House
  • Orange Fizz
  • Rumble In The Garden
  • Saturday Blitz
  • The Daily Orange
  • The UConn Blog
  • Troy Nunes Is An Absolute Magician
  • Zags Blog

Footer

Copyright © 2025 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in