2025-26 Season

LARRY NANCE JR.

Cleveland Cavaliers | Forward-Center | 6-6

2025-26 Season

LARRY NANCE JR.

Cleveland Cavaliers | Forward-Center | 6-6 | Yr 10

3.6 PPG

2.6 RPG

0.9 APG

12.5 MPG

-6.2 Impact

Jr. produces at an poor rate for a 12-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-6.2

Scoring +2.8

Points 3.6 PPG = +2.0

Shot Making above expected FG% = +0.8

Creation +0.3

Creation 0.9 AST/g = +0.3

Turnovers -1.4

Turnovers 0.6/g = -1.4

Defense +0.1

Defense 0.6 STL, 0.2 BLK = +0.1

Hustle & Effort +2.2

Rebounds 2.6 RPG = +2.2

Raw Impact +4.0

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.2

Net Impact

-6.2

7th pctl vs Forwards

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

#16

Impact

#16

Creation

#15

Hustle

#13

Defense

of 18 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Donovan Mitchell +18.0 Jarrett Allen +12.6 Evan Mobley +12.4 James Harden +9.5 Jaylon Tyson +3.8 Darius Garland +1.7 Sam Merrill +1.5 De'Andre Hunter +1.3 Max Strus +0.1 Dean Wade -1.6 Keon Ellis -1.6 Craig Porter Jr. -2.4 Thomas Bryant -2.9 Tyrese Proctor -3.2 Nae'Qwan Tomlin -3.3 Larry Nance Jr. -4.7 Lonzo Ball -5.9 Dennis Schröder -5.9

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 234 Forwards with 10+ games

Scoring 7th

4.0 PPG

Efficiency 9th

48.0% TS

Playmaking 22th

1.1 APG

Rebounding 22th

2.9 RPG

Defense 32th

+6.0/g

Hustle 8th

+6.3/g

Creation 32th

+1.87/g

Shot Making 7th

+2.43/g

TO Discipline 69th

0.04/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Larry Nance Jr.'s first twenty games were defined by a crippling offensive slump that frequently turned his minutes into a black hole for the second unit. His complete inability to convert around the basket or stretch the floor was glaring on 10/31 vs TOR, where a scoreless 20-minute shift yielded a catastrophic -14.2 impact score. Even when he managed to find the basket, hidden defensive costs dragged his rating into the red. On 11/05 vs PHI, he scored 7 points—a relative scoring outburst for him—but still posted a -1.2 impact because he consistently arrived late on weak-side rotations and failed to anchor the bench defense. Yet, Nance occasionally salvaged his value through sheer veteran discipline. During a 13-minute stint on 01/21 vs CHA, he tallied just 5 points but generated a stellar +4.1 impact by making quick decisions and providing a masterclass in low-usage efficiency. To survive in this rotation, he must rely entirely on connective passing and defensive positioning rather than forcing a broken offensive game.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

9 PTS vs PHX

Jan 30 | +10.4 impact

Worst Game

0 PTS vs TOR

Oct 31 | -16.6 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Jr. has posted negative impact in 81% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 67% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.

Average defender. Jr. doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 1 games. Longest cold streak: 13 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 56 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.