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Larry Nance Jr. Indiana Pacers · #22

Forward · 6'6", 245 lb · Akron, OH · Age 33 · 13th season

Larry Nance Jr. is a forward for the Indiana Pacers who has played 581 games over 11 seasons, averaging 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 2025-26.

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Indiana Pacers · #22 · Forward

Larry Nance Jr.

Season avg3.7 pts · 2.7 reb · 1.0 ast · .419 fg

Career avg7.5 pts · 5.9 reb · 1.8 ast · .536 fg

Live win probabilitySeason

No scheduled game — showing season pace. Illustrative.

Tonight's projectionmodel

3.7pts

2.7reb

1.0ast

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Scouting report

Larry Nance Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

Forward · Rotation piece · Impact 48

Larry Nance Jr. is a forward for the Indiana Pacers who has played 581 games over 11 seasons, averaging 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 20

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Offense

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Defense

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Feel / IQ

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Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Larry Nance Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

43%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #433 of 627 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

48Impact index

19Star score

Career scoring average7.5 ppg

Seasons in the index13

Accolades on file0

Stat explorer

Larry Nance Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring

3.7 PPG

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Playmaking

1.0 APG

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Rebounding

2.7 RPG

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Shooting

.333 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Larry Nance Jr.

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected 2026-27 68% confidence

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pts

1.5–5.3

2.3

reb

1.4–3.2

0.9

ast

0.2–1.6

11.7

min

proj

health

.515

fg%

~base

.379

3p%

~base

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 11-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Last season 3.7 → projected 3.4 PPG

Minutes / role

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Development (his trend)

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Age curve

-0.1

Live context

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Net vs last season-0.3 PPG

Everything it reads

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13 seasons of per-minute rates

every box line, minutes-normalized

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Recency × games-played weight

recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline

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Weighted least-squares trend

his own trajectory, read season over season

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Per-stat aging curves

age 33 — applied per stat

curve

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Live role context

usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present

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Durability signal

GP last 3: 61 / 24 / 35 → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Larry Nance Jr. career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
Season	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FG%	3P%
2015-16	63	20.1	5.5	5.0	0.7	.527	.100
2016-17	63	22.9	7.1	5.9	1.5	.526	.278
2017-18 (LA Lakers)	42	22.0	8.6	6.8	1.4	.601	.250
2017-18 (Cleveland)	24	20.8	8.9	7.0	1.0	.550	.125
2018-19	67	26.8	9.4	8.2	3.2	.520	.337
2019-20	56	26.3	10.1	7.3	2.2	.531	.352
2020-21	35	31.2	9.3	6.7	3.1	.471	.360
2021-22 (Portland)	37	23.2	6.9	5.6	2.0	.515	.306
2021-22 (New Orleans)	9	20.1	7.3	4.3	0.9	.551	.500
2022-23	65	21.2	6.8	5.4	1.8	.610	.333
2023-24	61	19.9	5.7	5.0	1.9	.573	.415
2024-25	24	19.3	8.5	4.3	1.6	.516	.447
2025-26	35	12.8	3.7	2.7	1.0	.419	.333
Career	581	22.4	7.5	5.9	1.8

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.

Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.

EraLab · the stat time machinenovel

Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.

—raw PPG

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

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Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart

Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.

Role simulatorpowered by GM engine

Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.

Context

Are the Indiana Pacers built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

22–60proj record

#13conf seed

-7.5net rtg

110.2off rtg

117.8def rtg

1%playoff odds

Roster delta · what changed

Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Ivica Zubac, Andrew Nembhard.

How his role moves

Projected 22–60, 13th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.

Balladex Impact

48 of 99

Rotation piece tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

0 accolades

Career honors on file.

Act IV

The Ballad of Larry Nance Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

1993-01-01

The beginning

Larry Nance Jr.

Indiana Pacers

Turning pro

Drafted 27th overall, 2015 as a Forward.

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Larry Nance Jr. is a forward for the Indiana Pacers.

Chapter

He has played 581 games over 11 seasons (2015-26), averaging 22.4 minutes a night. The season-by-season table below carries every per-game figure, each one reconciled against ESPN.

Chapter

In 2025-26 he played 35 games, averaging 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 12.8 minutes.

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Jr.'s story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables ESPN

Active

Height: 6' 6"
Weight: 245 lbs
College: Wyoming
Experience: 12th Season
NBA debut: 2015
Draft: 27th overall, 2015
Born: Akron, OH
Age: 33
Jersey: #22

Beyond the game

Larry Nance Jr. is from Akron, OH, born 1993-01-01, listed at 6'6" and 245 lb. He has 12 seasons of NBA service. This background is assembled from league records; the colour that fills a page like this comes later, from a human.

The person

A forward on 22.4 career minutes a night, read from the box score rather than the eye test.

Bench depth12.8 minutes a night; situational.

Floor spacerShooting 33.3% from three.

Veteran12 seasons of NBA service.

Verified profiles & sources

ESPN

FAQ

Larry Nance Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Larry Nance Jr., answered.

What position does Larry Nance Jr. play?

Larry Nance Jr. is a forward for the Indiana Pacers.

How many NBA games has Larry Nance Jr. played?

581 regular-season games over 11 seasons, averaging 22.4 minutes.

How many NBA seasons has Larry Nance Jr. played?

11 seasons (2015-26).

How tall is Larry Nance Jr.?

6'6", 245 lb

Larry Nance Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.