The Nance and the Cavaliers, it’s a long and beautiful story. The father, Larry, was one of the stars in the 80s. Then it was Larry Jr. who took over for three and a half seasons, and in the fall, we will find Pete in the preseason squad. .
“We talk to each other all the time” explain Larry Nance Jr., about his little brother. “When approaching the summer league, the most important thing I told him was that after a difficult college season, we had to build on this momentum built during the tryouts for the Draft, in the Draft Combine, and carrying that over to the Summer League was great. You just have to be aggressive, shoot when you want to and play your game.”
Walk in the footsteps of his father
Fruitful advice since Pete won an invitation to the Cavaliers training camp. A franchise that Larry Nance Jr. had left two years ago, at his request. The team had just drafted Evan Mobley, extended Jarrett Allen, and Kevin Love was still there… Nance didn’t see himself playing much against such competition.
“I really enjoyed playing the role of Larry Nance Jr. walking in his dad’s footsteps, but at some point it got a little redundant. I always loved being in Cleveland, I always loved having my family around me and I loved playing for the Cavs, but I needed to get away from it all and go play on a playoff team and to really show what I had in my stomach.
It will be in Portland, then now in New Orleans but injuries still prevent him from exploiting his potential as a “two-way player”.
| Larry Nance, Jr. | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2015-16 | ALL | 63 | 20 | 52.7 | 10.0 | 68.1 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 5.5 |
| 2016-17 | ALL | 63 | 23 | 52.6 | 27.8 | 73.8 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 7.1 |
| 2017-18 * | All Teams | 66 | 22 | 58.1 | 16.7 | 66.4 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 6.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 8.7 |
| 2017-18 * | ALL | 42 | 22 | 60.1 | 25.0 | 63.2 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 8.6 |
| 2017-18 * | KEY | 24 | 21 | 55.0 | 12.5 | 72.0 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 8.9 |
| 2018-19 | KEY | 67 | 27 | 52.0 | 33.7 | 71.6 | 2.5 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 9.4 |
| 2019-20 | KEY | 56 | 26 | 53.1 | 35.2 | 67.6 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 10.1 |
| 2020-21 | KEY | 35 | 31 | 47.1 | 36.0 | 61.2 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 6.7 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 9.3 |
| 2021-22 * | All Teams | 46 | 23 | 52.2 | 32.9 | 70.2 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 7.0 |
| 2021-22 * | ORP | 37 | 23 | 51.5 | 30.6 | 65.3 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 6.9 |
| 2021-22 * | NOP | 9 | 20 | 55.1 | 50.0 | 100.0 | 1.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 7.3 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 65 | 21 | 61.0 | 33.3 | 69.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.5 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
| Total | 461 | 24 | 53.7 | 33.3 | 68.9 | 1.9 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.9 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
