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Cavaliers Sign Larry Nance Jr.

Originally posted on Hoops Wire | By Ashish Mathur | Last updated Jul 1, 2025 6:15 PM ET

The Cleveland Cavaliers are signing Larry Nance Jr.

Nance Jr. is back with the Cavaliers. He played 182 games with the franchise before getting traded to the Portland Trail Blazers in the summer of 2021.

Larry Nance Jr. has struck a deal to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, league sources tell @TheSteinLine.

— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 1, 2025

Larry Nance Jr. will be returning to #Cavs on a one-year veteran minimum contract, league source tells @CLECavsOnSI. https://t.co/H0a0gnHaGx

— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) July 1, 2025

Nance Jr. played for the Atlanta Hawks last season. He averaged 8.5 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists while shooting 51.6% from the field, 44.7% from beyond the arc and 69.2% from the free-throw line.

The 32-year-old Nance Jr. has played for the Los Angeles Lakers, Cavaliers, Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans and Hawks. He has career averages of 7.7 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists.

The Cavaliers, who were the No. 1 seed in the East last season and lost to the Indiana Pacers in the second round in five games, traded Isaac Okoro to the Chicago Bulls for Lonzo Ball.

Cleveland lost Ty Jerome to the Memphis Grizzlies.

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