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Vincent Yann Poirier (born 17 October 1993) is a French professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketbol Süper Ligi and the EuroLeague. He also represents the French national team in international competition.
On 24 April 2014, he signed a three-year deal with Paris-Levallois, 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 Antoine Rigaudeau 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 BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque 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 NBA Summer League with Orlando Magic. 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 Le Mans and Antwerp Giants.
On 14 June 2017, Poirier signed a three-year deal with Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. In the 2018–19 season, Poirier led the EuroLeague in rebounding, averaging 8.3 per game. On 10 May 2019 Poirier earned a spot in the All-EuroLeague Second Team.
On 19 November 2020, Poirier was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a conditional future second-round pick. On 8 December, Poirier along with Danny Green and Terrance Ferguson, were traded to the Philadelphia 76ers.
On 25 March 2021, Poirier was traded to the New York Knicks in a three-team trade involving the Oklahoma City Thunder and was waived four days later.
| † | Denotes season in which Poirier won the EuroLeague |
| * | Led the league |
|- | style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="2"|Saski Baskonia | 34 || 23 || 17.9 || .573 || || .725 || 5.2 || 1.0 || .6 || .9 || 8.2 || 10.9 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19 | 34 || 26 || 25.6 || .617 || || .731 || style="background:#CFECEC;"| 8.3* || 1.1 || .8 || .8 || 11.9 || 17.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="3"| Real Madrid | 37 || 5 || 18.0 || .571 || .167 || .768 || 5.5 || .9 || .8 || .9 || 7.4 || 11.7 |- | style="text-align:left;background:#AFE6BA;"| 2022–23† | 32 || 1 || 14.6 || .603 || .400 || .727 || 4.0 || .6 || .3 || .9 || 6.1 || 8.2 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | 37 || 5 || 18.4 || .668 || .400 || .706 || 5.3 || .6 || .4 || style="background:#CFECEC;"| 1.5* || 9.0 || 13.4 |- class="sortbottom" | style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career | 174 || 60 || 18.9 || .609 || .313 || .732 || 5.7 || .9 || .6 || 1.0 || 8.5 || 12.4
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