Luguentz Dort Trademarks

Luguentz Dort plays professional basketball in the National Basketball Association. He plays shooting guard and small forward for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Luguentz Dort was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 19, 1999, shortly after his parents had immigrated to Canada from Haiti. As a child, he played soccer and basketball with his, however, when he was 12, he began playing organized basketball. By the time he was 15-years old, he began weight training. Dort played Amateur Athletic Union basketball as well as playing for his school while attending high school. He averaged over nine points while representing Canada at the adidas Nations tournament.

During his sophomore year of high school, Dort played for Arlington Country Day School in Jacksonville. He once again represented Canada at the adidas Nations tournament and was also asked to play in the Nike Americas Team Camp. He was invited to play in the camp’s All-Star game and was honored as the game’s Most Valuable Player.

Dort switched schools again for his junior year of high school basketball, this time playing at Conrad Academy in Orlando, Florida. He was invited to play in the adidas Nations tournament, the Nike Hoop Summit, and the BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game. For his senior year, he returned home to Canada and attended the Athlete Institute, in Mono, Ontario. For the second year in a row, he was invited to play in the BioSteel All-Canadian Basketball Game and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player.

After high school, Dort choose to attend Arizona State University and played for the school’s basketball team. In his debut game for the Sun Devils, he scored 28 points and recorded nine rebounds with three steals. Less than a week later, he recorded his first collegiate double-double against Long Beach State. Dort also played in the MGM Resorts Main Event, where he scored the third-most points of any freshman in the school’s history, garnering him tournament Most Valuable Player honors. However, as the season came to an end, his playing suffered as he began to struggle with his shooting, and the team lost in the early round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. For the season, he averaged 16.1 points, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game. Dort was named Pac-12 All-Freshman Team, Pac-12 All-Defensive Team, Second-team All-Pac-12, and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year. After the tournament, Dort declared for the NBA Draft.

Dort went undrafted through the 2019 Draft, though he would sign with the Oklahoma City Thunder before the start of the 2019-2020 NBA season. He played his first game for the Thunder in December, coming off the bench for seven minutes and recording one rebound in that time. In January, against the Sacramento Kings, he recorded a season-high 23 points with two rebounds and a steal. Dort started in 28 of the 36 games that he played in for the Thunder that year, recording an average of 6.8 points, 2.3 rebounds, and .8 assists per game.

In his rookie season, Dort had the opportunity to play in the playoffs and he was highly praised for his defense of Arizona State alum, James Harden, even though the Thunder would still lose the game. Dort started and played in six playoff games for the Thunder that season, averaging 12.5 points, 3.7 rebounds, and one assist per playoff game.

Before the start of the 2020-2021 basketball season, the Oklahoma City Thunder signed Dort to a new contract worth $5.4 million over four years. Late in the season, he set a new career-high of 42 points against the Utah Jazz, and also set a personal record by recording seven three-pointers in the same game. Dort started and played in 52 games for the Thunder that season, but the team failed to make the NBA playoffs. He averaged 14 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.7 assists for the season.

During the 2021-2022 NBA season, Dort started and played in 51 games before being derailed by a knee injury that required surgery. For the season, he recorded 17.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.7 assists per game.

Dort is still an active player for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

In 2021, Luguentz Dort filed a trademark application for “LU THE BEAST” for athletic apparel and uniforms.