Early years

Hughes started his basketball career at Christian Brothers College High School, winning the Missouri state championship in 1997. He was a childhood friend of rapper Nelly.

Hughes played 1 season of college basketball at Saint Louis University. He finished the 1997-98 season with per game averages of 20.9 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.4 assists, and 2.16 steals. He led the Billikens to the NCAA Tournament that year, making it to the second round after a win over University of Massachusetts.

NBA career

Hughes has played for the Philadelphia 76ers, Golden State Warriors, Washington Wizards, Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago Bulls, New York Knicks, Sacramento Kings, Charlotte Bobcats, and Orlando Magic. He was drafted by Philadelphia in the 1st round of the 1998 NBA Draft out of Saint Louis University, where he was named Freshman of the Year. He is known for being a versatile and athletic guard with strong defensive abilities, and was selected to the 2004-05 NBA All-Defensive 1st Team as a member of the Wizards. He led the league in steals per game with 2.89 in 2004-05.

Larry participated in the 2000 Slam Dunk Contest in Oracle Arena (home of the Golden State Warriors) in Oakland, California. He is notable for not completing a dunk in the time limit.

Hughes signed a five-year $70 million contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers as a free agent in the summer of 2005. He was brought into Cleveland to provide assistance to young superstar LeBron James, the Cavs' first overall draft pick in 2003. In the 2005-06 season he helped LeBron and the Cavs to an 18-10 record before requiring surgery on his broken finger. His last performance before the injury came in a 97-84 home upset of the Detroit Pistons, in which he scored 16 points on 7-10 shooting to go with two steals, five rebounds and three assists.

Prior to injuries in 2005, he averaged 16.2 points, and 37.6 minutes per game. Both of those statistics were the second best on the team, to LeBron James. He has an ongoing rivalry with former backcourt partner Gilbert Arenas, with whom he played for three seasons, two in Washington and one in Golden State.

On May 2, 2006 Hughes was recipient of the inaugural Austin Carr Good Guy Award, designed to recognize the Cavaliers player who is cooperative and understanding of the media, the community and the public.

On February 21, 2008, Hughes was traded to the Chicago Bulls, in a three-team trade, along with Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown in exchange for Ben Wallace and Joe Smith.

On February 19, 2009 just before the trade deadline, Hughes was traded from the Bulls to the New York Knicks for Tim Thomas, Jerome James, and Anthony Roberson.

On February 18, 2010, Hughes was traded to the Sacramento Kings in a three team deal that also moved Tracy McGrady to the Knicks. He was waived by the Kings on February 23, 2010. On March 13, 2010, he signed with the Charlotte Bobcats for the rest of the season.

On December 9, 2011, Hughes signed a non-guaranteed contract with the Orlando Magic. He was waived on February 1, 2012, after averaging 1.3 points in nine games.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1998-99	Philadelphia	50	1	19.8	.411	.154	.709	3.8	1.5	.9	.3	10.0
1999-00	Philadelphia	50	5	20.4	.416	.216	.746	3.2	1.5	1.1	.2	10.0
1999-00	Golden State	32	32	40.8	.389	.243	.736	5.9	4.1	1.9	.5	22.7
2000-01	Golden State	50	45	36.9	.383	.187	.766	5.5	4.5	1.9	.6	16.5
2001-02	Golden State	73	56	28.1	.423	.194	.737	3.4	4.3	1.5	.3	12.3
2002-03	Washington	67	56	31.9	.467	.367	.731	4.6	3.1	1.3	.4	12.8
2003-04	Washington	61	61	33.8	.397	.341	.797	5.3	2.4	1.6	.4	18.8
2004-05	Washington	61	61	38.7	.430	.282	.777	6.3	4.7	2.9	.3	22.0
2005-06	Cleveland	36	31	35.6	.409	.368	.756	4.5	3.6	1.5	.6	15.5
2006-07	Cleveland	70	68	37.1	.400	.333	.676	3.8	3.7	1.3	.4	14.9
2007-08	Cleveland	40	32	30.3	.377	.341	.815	3.6	2.4	1.5	.3	12.3
2007-08	Chicago	28	25	28.9	.387	.353	.775	3.1	3.1	1.4	.2	12.0
2008-09	Chicago	30	6	26.4	.412	.392	.817	3.1	2.0	1.2	.3	12.0
2008-09	New York	25	14	27.5	.390	.385	.794	2.6	2.4	1.4	.2	11.2
2009-10	New York	31	14	26.5	.366	.289	.823	3.5	3.5	1.3	.4	9.6
2009-10	Charlotte	14	2	21.1	.327	.357	.853	2.3	2.0	.9	.3	8.1
2011-12	Orlando	9	0	12.7	.227	.143	.500	.6	.8	.2	.0	1.3
Career		727	509	30.8	.406	.309	.757	4.2	3.1	1.5	.4	14.1

Playoffs

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
1999	Philadelphia	8	2	24.8	.403	.000	.833	4.6	2.0	1.9	1.1	10.3
2005	Washington	10	10	.401	.376	.212	.831	7.1	3.7	2.0	.7	20.7
2006	Cleveland	9	8	37.3	.319	.278	.742	3.0	4.0	2.2	.1	11.1
2007	Cleveland	18	18	35.5	.347	.352	.746	3.9	2.4	1.4	.4	11.3
2010	Charlotte	4	0	14.5	.471	.400	.571	3.3	1.5	.0	.0	6.0
Career		49	38	33.3	.361	.287	.782	4.5	2.8	1.6	.5	12.6

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