<p id=”par-1_67″>After playing his <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sports/”>college ball</a> with the Arizona State Sun Devils, Luguentz “Lu” Dort joined the Oklahoma City Thunder as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He’s currently the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/celebrity-athletes/”>longest-tenured player</a> on the team and the veteran has been a key part of the team’s success. He also plays for the Canadian men’s national team and was on the roster for the 2024 Summer <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/OLYMPICS/”>Olympics</a> in Paris. </p>
<p id=”par-2_17″>Dort has a reputation around the <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/tag/sports/”>NBA</a> for playing stellar defense and is nicknamed “The Dorture Chamber.”</p>
<p id=”par-3_29″>“I’m always on the best players, so I am trying to make the job tough for them,” Dort told <a href=”https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/45288977/oklahoma-city-thunder-conference-finals-luguentz-dort-minnesota-timberwolves-dorture-chamber” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>ESPN</a>. “But other than that, I’m a chill, cool guy.”</p>
<p id=”par-4_28″>Now, fans want to know all about the “chill, cool guy” and who he’s in a relationship with. Here’s more on Dort and his girlfriend, Mélina Savard. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-how-long-dort-and-savard-have-been-together”>How long Dort and Savard have been together</h2>
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet” data-width=”550″ data-dnt=”true”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Luguentz Dort is in the NBA Finals with <a href=”https://twitter.com/okcthunder?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@okcthunder</a> <img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f3c0.png” alt=”🏀” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f525.png” alt=”🔥” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f1ed-1f1f9.png” alt=”🇭🇹” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/FBF?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#FBF</a> to when we teamed up with this Haitian powerhouse for Rhum Barbancourt’s 160th anniversary, talking about the importance of our shared Haitian roots. <br><br>Ann ale <a href=”https://twitter.com/luthebeast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@luthebeast</a> HAITI est avec toi! <img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f3c6.png” alt=”🏆” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f1ed-1f1f9.png” alt=”🇭🇹” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><img src=”https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/14.0.0/72×72/1f525.png” alt=”🔥” class=”wp-smiley” style=”height: 1em; max-height: 1em;” /><a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBAFinals?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#NBAFinals</a>… <a href=”https://t.co/LTqGi71YAb”>pic.twitter.com/LTqGi71YAb</a></p>— Rhum Barbancourt (@barbancourtHT) <a href=”https://twitter.com/barbancourtHT/status/1931079506095149501?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>June 6, 2025</a></blockquote><script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
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<p id=”par-5_22″>Dort was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Haitian parents. He was childhood friends with <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/indiana-pacers-star-bennedict-mathurins-ethnicity-how-many-languages-does-speak.html/”>Indiana Pacers star Bennedict Mathurin</a> who also grew up in Montreal and is Haitian-Canadian. </p>
<p id=”par-6_35″>Dort’s girlfriend hails from Montreal too and as noted in her Instagram bio, she is Haitian and Canadian as well. Some of her social media replies are in French and so is her <a href=”https://www.linkedin.com/in/m%C3%A9lina-savard-782658230/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>LinkedIn</a> page. </p>
<p id=”par-7_53″>It’s believed that Dort and Savard started dating sometime in 2021 when she first posted about attending Thunder games on her Instagram Stories. But Savard didn’t appear on Dort’s social media until 2023 when the athlete posted photos on <a href=”https://www.facebook.com/luthebeast/posts/920624296571530?ref=embed_post” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Facebook</a> of her and some of his family members getting together around Christmas. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-savard-is-a-health-wellness-and-fitness-influencer”>Savard is a health, wellness, and fitness influencer </h2>
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<p id=”par-8_45″>In 2020, Savard made news in her hometown when she <a href=”https://journalmetro.com/local/montreal-nord/2544276/des-nord-montrealaises-denoncent-le-harcelement-de-rue/” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>spoke out against street harassment</a>. She was one of several women who lent their voices to a project by the Multicultural Youth Café organization, aimed at addressing the issue of street harassment in Montreal North.</p>
<p id=”par-9_52″>Savard is passionate about health and fitness as some of her Instagram Stories have reflected. She has shared tidbits about healthy meals, supplements, and even her workouts. She uploaded a <a href=”https://www.tiktok.com/@melinasvrd” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>TikTok video</a> about healing chronic urticaria naturally too. She also worked as a personal trainer at Éconofitness in Montreal in the early 2020s. </p>
<p id=”par-10_44″>In addition, Savard once worked in TV as part of the production team and posted a guest badge for a French language television network in Canada, with the caption “Tournage,” which means filming. However, it’s not clear what role she had in the set production. </p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-how-many-children-dort-and-savard-have”>How many children Dort and Savard have</h2>
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<p id=”par-11_28″>When it comes to how many kids they have, Dort and Savard shared on Feb. 14, 2025 via social media that they were expecting their first child together.</p>
<p id=”par-12_31″>They made the Valentine’s Day announcement on Instagram with three photos of Savard showing off her belly while Dort is embracing her and captioned it with a blue heart emoji. </p>
<p id=”par-13_16″>After they shared the happy news players across the NBA including Mathurin, sent them congratulatory messages. </p>