Larry Nance Jr.

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Larry Nance Jr.
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Nance with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021
No. 11 – Portland Trail Blazers
PositionPower forward / Center
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-01-01) January 1, 1993 (age 28)
Cleveland, Ohio
NationalityAmerican
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolRevere (Richfield, Ohio)
CollegeWyoming (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015 / Round: 1 / Pick: 27th overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers
Playing career2015–present
Career history
2015–2018Los Angeles Lakers
2018–2021Cleveland Cavaliers
2021–presentPortland Trail Blazers
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-MWC (2014, 2015)
  • MWC Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • 2× MWC All-Defensive Team (2014, 2015)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Larry Donnell Nance Jr. (born January 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys, where he was considered one of the best big men in the Mountain West Conference[1] after leading the 2014–15 team to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2002. Nance was drafted 27th overall in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. He became part of the team's roster rebuild focusing around younger players, including fellow draftee D'Angelo Russell.[2] In February 2018, Nance was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

High school and college career[]

Nance attended Revere High School near Akron, Ohio, growing to 6’7” by his senior year after playing point guard for the freshman team standing at 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m). He averaged 18.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 3.0 blocks per game as a senior for the Minutemen.[3]

In his four-year college career at Wyoming, Nance averaged 11.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks in 123 games.[4]

Professional career[]

Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2018)[]

2015–16 season[]

On June 25, 2015, Nance was selected with the 27th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers.[5] Shortly after the draft selection was announced, an old tweet from 2012 by Nance resurfaced, in which he referenced then-teammate Kobe Bryant's infamous 2003 rape incident. Nance deleted the tweet shortly after, and Bryant spoke on the tweet, calling the controversy surrounding it "water under the bridge".[6][7] On July 10, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Lakers.[8] He made his NBA debut on November 6 against the Brooklyn Nets, recording six points and five rebounds in a 104–98 win.[9] On December 7, he made his first start for the Lakers after replacing Julius Randle at the starting power forward spot against the Toronto Raptors.[10] On December 27, he recorded his first career double-double with a season-high 17 points and 11 rebounds in a 112–96 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.[11] On January 1, 2016, Nance logged a season-high 14 rebounds, along with eight points, in a 93–84 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.[12] He matched this total during his next game, which was two days later on January 3, along with fifteen points and a steal in a 97–77 loss to the Phoenix Suns.[13] On January 14, Nance grabbed a season-high six steals in a 116–98 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[14]

2016–17 season[]

On October 26, 2016, Nance made his season debut for the Lakers, recording five points, five rebounds and two assists in a 120–114 win over the Houston Rockets.[15] On November 1, he recorded a season-high six steals in a 108–115 loss to the Indiana Pacers.[16] On November 20, he scored a career-high 18 points in a 118–110 loss to the Chicago Bulls.[17] On December 14, during a 97–107 loss to the Brooklyn Nets, Nance poster dunked on Brook Lopez. Multiple news publications called it one of the best dunks of the year.[18][19][20] On December 25, Nance was ruled out for four weeks after suffering an injury to his left knee.[21] He returned to action on January 22, 2017, where he logged four points and a rebound in a 73–122 blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks.[22] Nance matched his career-high of 18 points on February 3, where he also grabbed 11 rebounds and four assists in a 107–113 loss to the Boston Celtics.[23] On April 2, he recorded a season-high 14 rebounds, along with 12 points and three steals, in a 108–103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies.[24] On April 9, Nance logged a season-high six assists, along with ten points and ten rebounds, in a 110–109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.[25]

2017–18 season[]

On October 19, 2017, Nance made his season debut for the Lakers, where he recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds in a 92–108 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.[26] On November 3, he was ruled out for four to six weeks after fracturing the second metacarpal on his left hand the previous night against the Portland Trail Blazers.[27] He missed 11 games as a result.[28] Nance returned to action on November 27, where he logged nine points, eight rebounds and four steals in a 115–120 loss to the Clippers.[29] On November 29, he also grabbed a season-high five assists in a 123–127 loss to the Golden State Warriors.[30] On December 18, in a 114–116 loss to the Warriors, he poster dunked on Kevin Durant, which many publications called one of the best dunks of the year.[31][32] On February 6, 2018, two days before he was traded, Nance played his last game as a Laker, where he recorded six points, ten rebounds and a steal in a 112–93 win over the Phoenix Suns.[33]

Cleveland Cavaliers (2018–2021)[]

Nance in 2018

On February 8, 2018, Nance was traded, along with Jordan Clarkson, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Isaiah Thomas, Channing Frye and a 2018 first-round draft pick.[34] After playing his first two games as a Cavalier with No. 24, he switched to No. 22 permanently on February 22 after the NBA allowed him to wear his father's retired No. 22 jersey.[35] On March 5, 2018, he posted career highs with 22 points and 15 rebounds in his first start for Cleveland, as the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 112–90.[36] On March 13, 2018, in a 129–107 win over the Phoenix Suns, Nance had only four points, ending his career-best string of seven consecutive double-digit scoring games.[37] Nance helped the Cavaliers reach the NBA Finals in 2018, where they lost 4–0 to the Golden State Warriors.

On October 15, 2018, Nance signed a four-year, $44.8 million contract extension with the Cavaliers.[38][39] On December 18, 2018, he had 15 points, a career-high 16 rebounds, six assists and the first game-winning shot of his pro career to give the Cavaliers a 92–91 win over the Indiana Pacers.[40] On January 8, 2019, against the Pacers, he suffered a right knee MCL sprain.[41] He subsequently missed eight games.[42] On February 8, he recorded a career-high 19 rebounds in a 119–106 loss to the Washington Wizards.[43]

Portland Trail Blazers (2021–present)[]

On August 28, 2021, Nance was acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers in a three-team sign-and-trade also involving the Chicago Bulls.[44]

Career statistics[]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[]

Regular season[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2015–16 L.A. Lakers 63 22 20.1 .527 .100 .681 5.0 .7 .9 .4 5.5
2016–17 L.A. Lakers 63 7 22.9 .526 .278 .738 5.9 1.5 1.3 .6 7.1
2017–18 L.A. Lakers 42 17 22.0 .601 .250 .632 6.8 1.4 1.4 .5 8.6
2017–18 Cleveland 24 10 20.8 .550 .125 .720 7.0 1.0 1.2 .8 8.9
2018–19 Cleveland 67 30 26.8 .520 .337 .716 8.2 3.2 1.5 .6 9.4
2019–20 Cleveland 56 10 26.3 .531 .352 .676 7.3 2.2 1.0 .4 10.1
2020–21 Cleveland 35 27 31.2 .471 .360 .612 6.7 3.1 1.7 .5 9.3
Career 350 123 24.2 .529 .333 .687 6.7 1.9 1.3 .5 8.3

Playoffs[]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2018 Cleveland 20 0 15.4 .683 .000 .452 4.5 .9 .8 .7 4.8
Career 20 0 15.4 .683 .000 .452 4.5 .9 .8 .7 4.8

College[]

Nance going up for a dunk in 2014
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011–12 Wyoming 33 0 17.9 .462 .333 .814 4.0 .4 .8 .6 4.1
2012–13 Wyoming 33 33 32.0 .533 .345 .750 6.9 1.2 1.3 .7 10.7
2013–14 Wyoming 26 26 34.7 .544 .243 .758 8.6 1.6 1.4 2.1 15.4
2014–15 Wyoming 31 31 34.9 .514 .333 .786 7.2 2.5 1.2 1.2 16.1
Career 123 90 29.5 .521 .308 .771 6.6 1.4 1.1 1.1 11.3

Personal life[]

Nance is the son of Larry Nance, a former professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns.[1] Nance Sr. was a three-time NBA All-Star and won the league's first Slam Dunk Contest. Nance Jr. was a participant in the 2018 Slam Dunk Contest, coming in second. One of the younger Nance's dunks was a tribute to his father, as he wore a retro 1984 Phoenix Suns uniform and performed a cradle dunk as his father had done that year to win the inaugural dunk contest. Larry Sr. and Jr. later teamed up for an alley-oop dunk, with the elder Nance throwing the ball up to his son, who slammed it through the hoop.[45]

At the age of 16, Nance Jr. was diagnosed with Crohn's disease.[46]

Nance Jr.'s brother, Pete, also played basketball at Revere High School,[47] and is currently in college playing basketball at Northwestern.[48]

Outside of the NBA, Nance supports soccer club Chelsea F.C.[49]

In 2018, Larry married his longtime girlfriend, Hailey Pince.

See also[]

References[]

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