![]() Nance with the Portland Trail Blazers in 2021 | |
No. 22 – Atlanta Hawks | |
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Position | Center / power forward |
League | NBA |
Personal information | |
Born | Akron, Ohio, U.S. | January 1, 1993
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
Listed weight | 245 lb (111 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Revere (Richfield, Ohio) |
College | Wyoming (2011–2015) |
NBA draft | 2015: 1st round, 27th overall pick |
Selected by the Los Angeles Lakers | |
Playing career | 2015–present |
Career history | |
2015–2018 | Los Angeles Lakers |
2018–2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
2021–2022 | Portland Trail Blazers |
2022–2024 | New Orleans Pelicans |
2024–present | Atlanta Hawks |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Larry Donnell Nance Jr. (born January 1, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks 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.[2] During the 2017–18 season, Nance was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he reached the 2018 NBA Finals. During the 2021 offseason, he was dealt to the Portland Trail Blazers, who traded him to the New Orleans Pelicans midway through the 2021–22 season.