Presenting Evan Fournier (vid)
The official presentation of Evan Fournier took place Thursday afternoon (September 5).
Olympiacos' new signing was on the panel together with the Presidents, Panagiotis and Giorgos Angelopoulos, and talked about his dreams wearing the 'red & white' jersey.
«We welcome Evan in Olympiacos' family», Giorgos Angelopoulos stressed and went on to say: «We are very happy and proud to have signed an athlete with global recognition and value. He has scored almost 10,000 NBA points. He's one of the biggest names to ever come to Greece and in Europe . I think he will add even greater a dynamic to our team. We are exilarated for his arrival. A post he had made in 2022 says a lot. That is Olympiacos' power. That's what we have been building for years now. And now it's the moment we see him coming. Panagiotis had said that the roster was complete. That was the decision at the moment, but then the opportunity presented itself, with a player of such a caliber wanting to come to Olympiacos and only to Olympiacos I dare say».
On his part, Panagiotis Angelopoulos said that: «It's probably one of the biggest signings we have completed all these years with Olympaicos. He's a world class player, a strong personality. He's coming to help us achieve all our goals. We are not hiding them. We want to win the Euroleague and all the domestic titles. Ίσως είναι μια από τις μεγαλύτερες μεταγραφές που έχουμε κάνει τόσα χρόνια στον Ολυμπιακό. Είναι ένας μπασκετμπολίστας παγκόσμιας κλάσης, μια δυνατή προσωπικότητα. Έρχεται για να μας βοηθήσει να πετύχουμε όλους τους στόχους μας. Δεν τους κρύβουμε. Θέλουμε να κατακτήσουμε την EuroLeague και όλους τους εγχώριους τίτλους. Reading his statements from 2010, when Olympiacos had 8,000 fans following the team in Paris, it becomes obvious that the team has a steady streak. It has been building its European history and legacy all these years».
The international French guard, after greeting those present in Greek, he pointed out: «Hello. I'm really excited. It was a short process. I want to thank Panagiotis and Giorgos for giving me the opportunity to wear this jersey. I had a crazy experience last night. One of the craziest days I've lived. I'm ready to work, to start practicing, get to meet my teammates. I look forward to working with coach Bartzokas. We all want to win».
WATCH THE FULL PRESS-CONFERENCE IN THE VIDEO THAT FOLLOWS