Report: Celtics acquire Evan Fournier from Magic for two picks

Sportsnet Staff @SportsnetMarch 25, 2021 - 12:13pm

Orlando Magic guard Evan Fournier (10). (Willie J. Allen Jr./AP)

The Boston Celtics are reportedly acquiring small forward Evan Fournier from the Orlando Magic, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic.

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski previously reported that both sides were working to finalize the deal, with a pair of second-round picks heading back to Orlando.

Teams are finalizing the deal now, source tells ESPN. https://t.co/Rc27IxxhnB

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

This comes on the heels of Orlando sending centre Nikola Vucevic to the Chicago Bulls, and with rumours of an Aaron Gordon trade swirling.

The Magic have moved Nikola Vucevic and Evan Fournier now — with Aaron Gordon on deck. Magic will gather significant draft assets today and have young players, Jonathan Isaac and Markele Fultz, under contract long-term.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) March 25, 2021

Fournier, a nine-year NBA veteran, has posted a career-high 19.7 points per game this season (his seventh in Orlando). The 28-year-old also has a career high assist rate (3.7 per game) to go with a 56 per cent effective shooting percentage — 30 points higher than his career average.

Fournier is signed only through the end of this season.

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