Luguentz DortAtlanta Hawks · #5
Luguentz Dort is an elite point-of-attack defender for the Oklahoma City Thunder and the longest-tenured player on the 2025 championship roster. A Montreal-born son of Haitian immigrants, he went undrafted in 2019 out of Arizona State, signed a two-way deal, and grew into an All-Defensive First Team wing (2025) whose job is to lock up the opponent's best scorer. He played 35 minutes in the title-clinching Game 7 and represented Canada at the 2024 Olympics.
Luguentz Dort — the report card
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Where Luguentz Dort stands
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Luguentz Dort — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Luguentz Dort
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Luguentz Dort career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 36 | 22.8 | 6.8 | 2.3 | 0.8 | .395 | .297 |
| 2020-21 | 52 | 29.7 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 1.7 | .387 | .343 |
| 2021-22 | 51 | 32.6 | 17.2 | 4.2 | 1.7 | .404 | .332 |
| 2022-23 | 74 | 30.7 | 13.7 | 4.6 | 2.1 | .388 | .330 |
| 2023-24 | 79 | 28.4 | 10.9 | 3.6 | 1.4 | .438 | .394 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 29.2 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 1.6 | .435 | .412 |
| 2025-26 | 69 | 26.8 | 8.3 | 3.6 | 1.2 | .385 | .344 |
| Career | 432 | 28.9 | 11.6 | 3.8 | 1.5 |
The Lab
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Are the Atlanta Hawks built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Luguentz Dort
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
The bulldog stopper who went undrafted and became a champion — Oklahoma City's defensive identity in one man.
Turning pro
Drafted Undrafted, 2019 as a Guard.
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Undrafted out of Montreal — and now the defensive soul of a champion, the man they send at the other team's best scorer.
Chapter
Born to Haitian immigrants in Montréal-Nord, Dort played soccer goalkeeper before basketball, then became Pac-12 Freshman of the Year at Arizona State — and still went undrafted in 2019.
Chapter
He signed a two-way deal and turned effort into a career, guarding stars like James Harden and earning the nickname 'The Dorture Chamber.'
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 220 lbs
- College
- Arizona State
- Experience
- 7th Season
- NBA debut
- 2019
- Draft
- Undrafted, 2019
- Born
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Age
- 27
- Jersey
- #5
Dort's story is a Montreal-to-champion climb. The son of a taxi driver and a mother who sewed clothes for a manufacturer, he grew up in Montréal-Nord, first played soccer as a goalkeeper, and didn't pick up organized basketball until 12 — training in Park Extension and playing street ball at Saint Laurent Park. His Haitian heritage and Quebec roots make him one of the faces of Canadian basketball's rise.
His identity is effort. Widely regarded as one of the highest-effort defenders in the league, he earned the nickname 'The Dorture Chamber' for the misery he inflicts on opposing scorers — a reputation forged guarding stars like James Harden in the playoffs. Going undrafted only sharpened the edge that made him indispensable to a title team.
A relentless, physical point-of-attack defender — the undrafted grinder who became a champion's toughest out.
Luguentz Dort — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Luguentz Dort, answered.
