My Take
Luguentz Dort is genuinely one of my favorite under-the-radar stories in the NBA. This guy went undrafted out of Arizona State in 2019, signed a two-way contract with Oklahoma City, and just refused to leave — now he's the longest-tenured Thunder player and a cornerstone of one of the most exciting young rosters in the league. What I love about Lu is that he built his reputation on defense first, becoming one of the most suffocating perimeter defenders in the game, the kind of guy opposing coaches game-plan around. Born in Montreal, raised in a Haitian family, playing for Canada — there's a whole inspiring immigrant-dream arc here that doesn't get talked about nearly enough. As OKC keeps rising, Dort is the gritty backbone that makes the flashier pieces work.
Overview
Luguentz Dort (born April 19, 1999; French: [dɔʁ] or English: DORT) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Dort joined the Thunder as an undrafted free agent in July 2019 and is the longest tenured player on the team.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Luguentz Dort
- Name (Japanese)
- ルゲンツ・ドート
- Reading
- るげんつ・どーと
- Born
- April 19, 1999 (age 27)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rabbit
- Origin
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 189 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- basketball player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Arizona State University
Awards & achievements
- 2019 Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Freshman of the Year
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.