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Sources: Larry Nance Jr. agrees to 4-year, $44.8M extension with Cavaliers

Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. goes in for a dunk during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Warriors on June 8, 2018. (AP)
Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. goes in for a dunk during the first half of Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Warriors on June 8, 2018. (AP)

Larry Nance Jr. and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed on a four-year extension that will pay the forward $44.8 million, league sources told Yahoo Sports.

Cleveland acquired Nance from the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a four-player deal at the trade deadline.

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Nance, 25, is entering his fourth season after being selected No. 27 overall out of Wyoming by the Lakers in 2015.

An athletic frontcourt presence, Nance has averaged 7.1 points and 5.9 rebounds in his career and is part of a rebuilding Cavs roster that lost LeBron James in free agency.

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