Larry Nance Jr.
Career averages
7.5PPG
6.0RPG
1.8APG
693 games · 11 seasons
At a glance
NOP hubLatest gamesBox score
Sun, Apr 12, 2026
W vs WAS 117 - 13010 pts · 6 reb · 3 ast Fri, Apr 10, 2026
L at ATL 102 - 1244 pts · 1 reb · 0 ast Mon, Apr 6, 2026
W at MEM 142 - 12610 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast Sun, Apr 5, 2026
W vs IND 108 - 1176 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast Tue, Mar 31, 2026
L at LAL 113 - 1272 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast Sun, Apr 9, 2023
L at MIN 108 - 1132 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast Position rank2023-24
#81PPG rank
#81PER rank
#81Win shares rank
Forward-CenterPosition
Among 103 Forward-Center players with 41+ games
Career snapshot
11Seasons
693Games
5,229Career points
16.4PER average
Most-played franchise: Cleveland Cavaliers · 217 games · 2017-18 to 2025-26
Draft2015
1Round
27Overall pick
From Wyoming
Career highsSingle season
10.1PPG · 2019-20 · CLE
8.2RPG · 2018-19 · CLE
3.2APG · 2018-19 · CLE
21.5PER · 2017-18 · CLE
4.9Win shares · 2018-19 · CLE
Career by team
Cleveland Cavaliers
2017-18 - 2025-26 · 5 seasons
8.6 PPG
6.7 RPG
2.3 APG
217 games
Atlanta Hawks
2024-25 - 2024-25 · 1 seasons
8.5 PPG
4.3 RPG
1.6 APG
24 games
New Orleans Pelicans
2021-22 - 2023-24 · 3 seasons
6.3 PPG
5.1 RPG
1.8 APG
135 games
Portland Trail Blazers
2021-22 - 2021-22 · 1 seasons
6.9 PPG
5.6 RPG
2.0 APG
37 games
Los Angeles Lakers
2015-16 - 2017-18 · 3 seasons
6.9 PPG
5.8 RPG
1.2 APG
168 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-16 | LAL | 63 | 22 | 20.1 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 52.7 | 10.0 | 68.1 | 13.4 | 2.2 |
| 2016-17 | LAL | 63 | 7 | 22.9 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 52.6 | 27.8 | 73.8 | 15.7 | 3.5 |
| 2017-18 | NBA | 66 | 26 | 21.5 | 8.7 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 58.1 | 16.7 | 66.4 | - | - |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 24 | 9 | 20.8 | 8.9 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 55.0 | 12.5 | 72.0 | 21.5 | 2.1 |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 42 | 17 | 22.0 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 60.1 | 25.0 | 63.2 | 19.4 | 3.7 |
| 2018-19 | CLE | 67 | 30 | 26.8 | 9.4 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 52.0 | 33.7 | 71.6 | 18.6 | 4.9 |
| 2019-20 | CLE | 56 | 10 | 26.3 | 10.1 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 53.1 | 35.2 | 67.6 | 17.3 | 3.9 |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 35 | 27 | 31.2 | 9.3 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 47.1 | 36.0 | 61.2 | 13.2 | 1.8 |
| 2021-22 | NBA | 46 | 11 | 22.6 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 52.2 | 32.9 | 70.2 | - | - |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 9 | 0 | 20.2 | 7.3 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 55.1 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 14.2 | 0.4 |
| 2021-22 | POR | 37 | 11 | 23.2 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 51.5 | 30.6 | 65.3 | 14.4 | 1.9 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 65 | 1 | 21.2 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 61.0 | 33.3 | 69.6 | 16.0 | 4.9 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 61 | 0 | 19.9 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 57.3 | 41.5 | 77.0 | - | - |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 24 | 3 | 19.3 | 8.5 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 51.6 | 44.7 | 69.2 | - | - |
| 2025-26 | CLE | 35 | 3 | 12.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 41.9 | 33.3 | 46.2 | - | - |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Portland Trail Blazers | New Orleans Pelicans | season change | ||
| Oct 2021 | New Orleans Pelicans | Portland Trail Blazers | mid season trade | From 2021-22 to 2021-22 | |
| Jul 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Portland Trail Blazers | season change | ||
| Jul 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers | New Orleans Pelicans | season change | ||
| Oct 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Los Angeles Lakers | mid season trade | From 2017-18 to 2017-18 | |
| Jul 2017 | Los Angeles Lakers | Cleveland Cavaliers | season change | ||
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About Larry Nance Jr.
Larry Donnell Nance Jr. is an American professional basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Considered by many as one of the best big men ever to play in the Mountain West Conference, he played college basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys before being drafted 27th overall in the 2015 NBA draft by the Los Angeles Lakers. Nance has also played for the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, and Atlanta Hawks.