Evan Fournier will be a free agent this summer. From July 1 until the time he signs a final contract, he will be in a certain kind of limbo. It is the absolute worst time to be playing highly competitive games where he could get hurt and severely damage his value.
And so it is unfortunate for him and for France that FIBA’s new Olympic Qualifying will take place at the height of free agency. Right at the height of free agency.
The Olympic Qualifying Tournament takes place July 5-10 in the Philippines. The moratorium on contracts will be lifted on July 6.