Larry Nance Net Worth 2024 | Son | Wife | Age | Salary | Contracts | Bio

Introduction

Larry Donnell Nance Jr. is an American basketball player, currently playing for the New Orleans Pelicans of the NBA (National Basketball Association). Larry Nance led his team to their first NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) Tournament appearance in 2014–12 since 2002. He is also seen as the best big man in the Mountain West Conference (NCAA-affiliated collegiate athletic conferences). He applied for the draft to play in the NBA. In 2015, he was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 27th overall draft by the NBA. He also played with Cleveland from 2015-2018 and the Portland Trail Blazers from 2020-2022.

This is the biography of Larry, who was once a demotivated, low-energy, and sick sophomore. He was suffering from a chronic disease named Crohn’s Disease. He was relieved after knowing the reason for his sickness. He always wanted to play college basketball, but he failed to achieve this dream because he was always tired. With years of consistency and medication, he successfully healed and played basketball for the Wyoming Cowboys.

Quick Facts

Early Life

Larry was born on January 1, 1993, in Cleveland, Ohio. His father, Larry Nance, was a professional basketball player who played for teams such as the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Phoenix Suns, and his mother, Jaynee Nance, was a housewife. Pete Lucas Nance, his younger brother, is also a professional basketball player. At the age of 16, Larry was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease.

He started his academic career at Revere High School in Ohio. As a senior, he averaged 18.2 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 3.0 blocks per game while playing as a point guard for the freshman team. Playing at Wyoming University for the Wyoming Cowboys, Larry scored an average of 11.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.1 steals, and 1.1 blocks in 123 games.

Professional Career

Los Angeles Lakers (2015–2018)

2015–16 season

On June 25, 2015, the Los Angeles Lakers selected Larry Nance as the 27th overall pick in the 2015 NBA draft. In July, Larry signed a contract with the Lakers. On January 1, 2016, Larry scored a season-high 14 rebounds and added eight points in a 93–84 win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Later, while playing against the Golden State Warriors, he scored a season-high six steals in a match.

2016-17 season

In October 2016, Nance made his season debut for the Los Angeles Lakers, recording five (5) points, five (5) rebounds, and two (2) assists in a game playing against the Houston Rockets. In November, he scored a season-high of six steals in a 108-115 loss to the Indiana Pacers.

He had a knee injury in December and missed four (4) weeks of play. On January 22, 2017, he returned to action after being sidelined for four weeks with a knee injury. In April, he recorded a season-high 14 rebounds, along with 12 points and three steals, in a 108–103 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. In a match playing against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Larry scored a season-high six assists.

2017-28 season

In October of 2017, Nance made his season debut for the Lakers, where he recorded a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds while playing against the Los Angeles Clippers. In November, he was ruled out for four to six weeks because of fracturing the second metacarpal on his left hand. After the loss of 11 games, Larry returned to the game and played his first match with the Los Angeles Clippers. On December 18, he poster dunked on Kevin Durant, which many publications called one of the best dunks of the year. On February 6, 2018, Nance played his last game as a Laker, two days before he was traded to the Phoenix Suns.

Cleveland Cavaliers (2018–2021)

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance was traded from the Los Angeles Lakers to the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 8, 2018. In February, the NBA permitted him to wear jersey No. 22. This was special for Larry jr. because his father wore jersey No. 22 before retirement.

In March 2018, he posted career highs with 22 points and 15 rebounds in his first start for Cleveland, as the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons. In October 2018, Nance signed a four-year, $44.8 million contract extension with the Cavaliers. On January 8, 2019, against the Indiana Pacers, he suffered a right knee MCL injury that sidelined him for eight games. In February, he scored a career-high 19 rebounds playing against the Washington Wizards.

Portland Trail Blazers (2021–2022)

Larry was acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers on August 28, 2021, as part of a three-team sign-and-trade that also included the Chicago Bulls, sending Derrick Jones Jr. from Portland to Chicago and Lauri Markkanen from Chicago to Cleveland.

New Orleans Pelicans (2022–present)

In February 2022, Portland traded Larry, CJ McCollum, and Tony Snell to the New Orleans Pelicans for Josh Hart, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Tomáš Satoranský, Didi Louzada, and a protected 2022 first-round draft pick. Three days later, Larry underwent arthroscopic right knee surgery. In October 2022, he signed a two-year, $21.6 million extension with the Pelicans.

Net Worth & Salary

 Larry has an approximate net worth of 15 million (INR 1,25.98 Cr). Discussing his salary, in the 2021-22 season, with the New Orleans Pelicans, he earned $10,690,909 (INR 86.33 Cr). Similarly, he was the 6th best-paid player in the New Orleans Pelicans, and the best-paid forward this year. Relating to his past salaries, in the 2020-21 season, his income was $11,709,091 (INR 94.54 Cr) and in the 2019-20 season, he earned $12,727,273 (INR 1,02.76 Cr) with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

In the 2018-19 season, he earned $2,72,390 ( INR 2.19 Cr) with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and in the 2017-18 season, he made $1,471,382 (INR 11.87 Cr) with the Cavaliers. In the 2016-17 season, Larry earned $1,207,680 (INR 9.74 Cr) with the Los Angeles Lakers, and in 2015-16, Larry’s salary with his first NBA team was $1,155,600 (INR 9.32 Cr).

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