Vincent Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional

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player for

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of the Spanish

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and the France basketball team.

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 Metropolitans 92 is a French professional basketball club that is based in Levallois-Perret, in the Paris metropolitan area. The club currently plays in the LNB Pro A, the highest-tier level in French basketball. The club was established in 2007 ...

, 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

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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

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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

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with

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. 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

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and

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. On 14 June 2017, Poirier signed a three-year deal with Baskonia of the Spanish

and the EuroLeague. In the 2018–19 season, Poirier led the EuroLeague in rebounding, averaging 8.3 per game. On May 10, 2019, Poirier earned a spot in the

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NBA

On 15 July 2019, Poirier parted ways with Baskonia to sign a contract with the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

. On 19 November 2020, Poirier was traded to the

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for a conditional future second-round pick. On 8 December, Poirier along with Danny Green and

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, were traded to the

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. On 25 March 2021, Poirier was traded to the

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in a three-team trade involving the

and was waived four days later.

Real Madrid

On 12 April 2021, Poirier signed a deal with

until the end of the 2023–24 season.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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Awards and accomplishments

Professional career

French Cup The Coupe de France, formerly known as the Coupe Charles Simon, is the premier knockout cup competition in French football organized by the French Football Federation (FFF). It was first held in 1917 and is open to all amateur and professiona ...

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

Vincent Poirier
at eurobasket.com
Vincent Poirier
at euroleague.net

at lequipe.fr
Vincent Poirier
at lnb.fr {{DEFAULTSORT:Poirier, Vincent 1993 births Living people 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup players Basketball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Boston Celtics players Centre Fédéral de Basket-ball players Centers (basketball) French expatriate basketball people in Spain French expatriate basketball people in the United States French men's basketball players HTV Basket players Liga ACB players Maine Red Claws players Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Metropolitans 92 players National Basketball Association players from France Olympic basketball players of France Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for France People from Clamart Philadelphia 76ers players Power forwards (basketball) Saski Baskonia players Sportspeople from Hauts-de-Seine Undrafted National Basketball Association players