Career Journey
Los Angeles Lakers
2015-2017
Cleveland Cavaliers
2018-2021
Portland Trail Blazers
2021-2023
Atlanta Hawks
2023-2024
Cleveland Cavaliers
2024-present
NBA Legacy
Son of Larry Nance Sr. — third-generation professional athlete
2016 NBA Champion
Part of 2016 Cavaliers championship team (rookie)
Versatile Big
Known for hustle plays, passing, and defensive versatility
Career Earnings
~$55M
Estimated total NBA career salary
| Season | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 35 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 41.9% | 33.3% |
Nance has played eleven seasons for five franchises, averaging 7.5 points and 5.9 rebounds across 581 games — a career built on being the big man who does the things nobody tracks. He had two separate spells in Cleveland, from 2018 to 2021 and again in 2025-26, where he appeared in 35 games at 3.7 points a night, and signed a one-year, $4 million deal with Indiana. He has never been a highlight; he has simply been the player coaches keep finding minutes for, across five organisations and more than a decade. Screening, rotating early and finishing what someone else created does not make a highlight reel.
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