Celtics Rumors: French Center Vincent Poirier Agrees to 2-Year Contract

The Boston Celtics signed French center Vincent Poirier to a two-year deal Tuesday, according to Shams Charania of Stadium and The Athletic.

The 25-year-old has played for Spanish club Saski Baskonia since 2017.

Brian Robb of the Boston Sports Journal reported Poirier signed for the veteran's minimum.

Poirier is coming off a solid season for Baskonia, averaging 11.9 points while shooting 61.7 percent from the floor while grabbing a Euroleague-leading 8.3 rebounds per game. That performance earned him a spot on the All-Euroleague second team.

Boston was reportedly interested in signing Poirier in April, but the 7-footer let it be known he was not interested in signing with an NBA team if it meant sitting on the bench.

"I don't prefer Euroleague or the NBA, but I'll make my decision if two contracts are on the table," Poirier said, h/t Eurohoops.net. "I won't move to the NBA to find myself sitting on the bench."

Poirier may now have a better opportunity to see some minutes with the Celtics, as it's been an offseason of change in Boston. They traded veteran Aron Baynes last month and lost five-time All-Star Al Horford to free agency. While it signed Enes Kanter to a two-year deal Monday, the team was still in the market for frontcourt depth.