Larry Nance Jr.

Larry Nance Jr.
Nance with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021
No. 22 – Cleveland Cavaliers
PositionPower forward / center
LeagueNBA
Personal information
Born (1993-01-01) January 1, 1993
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High schoolRevere (Richfield, Ohio)
CollegeWyoming (2011–2015)
NBA draft2015: 1st round, 27th overall pick
Drafted byLos Angeles Lakers
Playing career2015–present
Career history
20152018Los Angeles Lakers
20182021Cleveland Cavaliers
2021–2022Portland Trail Blazers
20222024New Orleans Pelicans
2024–2025Atlanta Hawks
2025–presentCleveland Cavaliers
Career highlights
  • 2× First-team All-MWC (2014, 2015)
  • MWC Defensive Player of the Year (2015)
  • 2× MWC All-Defensive Team (2014, 2015)
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

Larry Donnell Nance Jr. (born January 1, 1993) 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.