Lafayette Lever - Fat Lever (Small Vid)

Lafayette "Fat" Lever (born August 18, 1960 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas) is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.

Originally selected by the Portland Trail Blazers as the 11th pick in the 1982 NBA Draft out of Arizona State, Lever was considered one of the league's best point guards in the late 1980s while a member of the Denver Nuggets. Despite his size (6 feet 3 inches) he regularly led the Nuggets in rebounding. In 1987-88, he produced a memorable performance against the Chicago Bulls, with 31 points, 20 assists, 16 rebounds and 6 steals.

Lever was traded by the Nuggets to the Dallas Mavericks in 1990 for the Mavs' #9 pick in the 1990 NBA Draft plus Dallas' first-round pick in the following one. The Nuggets subsequently traded the #9 pick and their own #15 pick to the Miami Heat for the Heat's #3 pick in the 1990 Draft, with Denver sending the Mavs' 1991 first rounder (which was originally the Detroit Pistons' pick they acquired in the Mark Aguirre/Adrian Dantley trade) to the Washington Bullets along with Michael Adams, for the Bullets' first round pick in the 1991 Draft.

Lever did not play one second during the 1992-93 season due to injury, and finished his career in 1994, with career averages of 13.9 points, six rebounds, 6.2 assists and 2.22 steals per game. He is also the Nuggets' franchise leader in all-time steals and second in career assists, and is one of only three players in NBA history to record 15 plus points, rebounds and assists in a single playoff game (the others being Jason Kidd and Wilt Chamberlain). Among Lever's career achievements were making two NBA All-Star teams, an All-NBA Second Team in 1987 and an All-Defensive Second Team in 1988.

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[hantonjavi]

gran jugador

[inimitableminimalist]

There are only 6 players who have more than 40 triple-doubles in their career: Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson, Jason Kidd, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird and Fat Lever.

[mostwantedjames]

VERY underrated...his knees were bad early and on those denver teams that never got past the lakers.I loved his game though.

[Geerardillo09]

his son is my friend

[coolmusicforyou1]

why was he only selected to 2 all stars. booshit

[zazzy62]

thats my cousins uncle i sware

[3SCboy]

Dude was so underrated in the 80's, one of the best all around players ever just take a look at this stat line he once put up

31 points, 20 assists, 16 rebounds and 6 steals

[wawasgood]

Yeah Jason Kidd is probably the best comparison with almost avg a triple double. Lever though was more of a rebounder where Kidd is an assist man.

[Emeraldfrozen]

Nobody to be honest, he was just a unique player..... One of a kind. If someone resembles Fat today, may be Kidd (who was playing just when Fat retired) or Rajon Rondo

[toneflinski]

One of the most complete players of the history of the NBA, also of the underestimated mas ... unfortunately ¡