Fat Lever PG

Full Name: Lafayette Lever

Born: Aug 18, 1960 (59 years old)

Birthplace/Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas

Nationality: United States

Height: 6-3 (191cm)     Weight: 170 (77kg)

Current Team: Sacramento Kings

Job Title: Director of Player Development

Current NBA Status: Unrestricted Free Agent

Draft Entry: 1982 NBA Draft

Drafted: Round 1, Pick 11, Portland Trail Blazers

Pre-Draft Team: Arizona State (Sr)

High School: Pueblo Magnet High School [Tucson, Arizona]

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NBA

12 Years Of Service - 2x All-Star, #12 retired by DEN

NBA Regular Season Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1982-83 POR 81 45 24.9 3.16 7.33 .431 0.06 0.19 .333 1.43 1.96 .730 1.05 1.73 2.78 5.26 1.89 0.19 2.21 1.69 7.81
1983-84 POR 81 22 24.8 3.86 8.65 .447 0.04 0.19 .200 1.96 2.64 .743 1.19 1.51 2.69 4.59 1.67 0.38 2.20 1.54 9.73
1984-85 DEN 82 82 31.2 5.17 12.01 .430 0.07 0.29 .250 2.40 3.12 .770 1.79 3.22 5.01 7.48 2.46 0.37 2.76 2.48 12.82
1985-86 DEN 78 77 33.5 6.00 13.60 .441 0.15 0.49 .316 1.69 2.33 .725 1.74 3.64 5.38 7.49 2.28 0.19 2.62 2.68 13.85
1986-87 DEN 82 82 37.2 7.84 16.71 .469 0.27 1.12 .239 2.98 3.80 .782 2.63 6.26 8.89 7.98 2.45 0.41 2.67 2.16 18.93
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 37.3 7.84 16.59 .473 0.15 0.70 .211 3.02 3.85 .785 2.48 5.63 8.11 7.70 2.72 0.26 2.61 2.22 18.85
1988-89 DEN 71 71 38.7 7.86 17.20 .457 0.32 0.93 .348 3.80 4.85 .785 2.63 6.69 9.32 7.87 2.75 0.28 2.51 2.21 19.85
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 35.8 7.19 16.24 .443 0.46 1.10 .414 3.43 4.27 .804 2.91 6.38 9.29 6.54 2.13 0.16 2.18 1.97 18.27
1990-91 DAL 4 0 21.5 2.25 5.75 .391 0.00 0.75 .000 2.75 3.50 .786 0.75 3.00 3.75 3.00 1.50 0.75 1.25 2.50 7.25
1991-92 DAL 31 5 28.5 4.35 11.26 .387 0.55 1.68 .327 1.94 2.58 .750 1.81 3.39 5.19 3.45 1.48 0.39 2.35 1.16 11.19
1993-94 DAL 81 54 24.0 2.80 6.88 .408 0.32 0.91 .351 0.93 1.21 .765 1.02 2.47 3.49 2.63 1.96 0.19 1.91 1.09 6.85
CAREER   752 599 31.7 5.64 12.64 .447 0.22 0.70 .310 2.37 3.07 .771 1.92 4.10 6.01 6.23 2.22 0.28 2.40 1.97 13.87

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1982-83 POR 81 45 2020 256 594 .431 5 15 .333 116 159 .730 85 140 225 426 153 15 179 137 633
1983-84 POR 81 22 2010 313 701 .447 3 15 .200 159 214 .743 96 122 218 372 135 31 178 125 788
1984-85 DEN 82 82 2559 424 985 .430 6 24 .250 197 256 .770 147 264 411 613 202 30 226 203 1051
1985-86 DEN 78 77 2616 468 1061 .441 12 38 .316 132 182 .725 136 284 420 584 178 15 204 209 1080
1986-87 DEN 82 82 3054 643 1370 .469 22 92 .239 244 312 .782 216 513 729 654 201 34 219 177 1552
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 3061 643 1360 .473 12 57 .211 248 316 .785 203 462 665 631 223 21 214 182 1546
1988-89 DEN 71 71 2745 558 1221 .457 23 66 .348 270 344 .785 187 475 662 559 195 20 178 157 1409
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 2832 568 1283 .443 36 87 .414 271 337 .804 230 504 734 517 168 13 172 156 1443
1990-91 DAL 4 0 86 9 23 .391 0 3 .000 11 14 .786 3 12 15 12 6 3 5 10 29
1991-92 DAL 31 5 884 135 349 .387 17 52 .327 60 80 .750 56 105 161 107 46 12 73 36 347
1993-94 DAL 81 54 1947 227 557 .408 26 74 .351 75 98 .765 83 200 283 213 159 15 155 88 555
CAREER   752 599 23814 4244 9504 .447 162 523 .310 1783 2312 .771 1442 3081 4523 4688 1666 209 1803 1480 10433

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1982-83 POR 81 45 3 0 0 0 0 0 .197 3.11 1.12 0.27 46 35 .568 1.70 2.60 4.40
1983-84 POR 81 22 5 0 0 0 0 0 .189 2.98 1.08 0.31 47 34 .580 2.50 2.20 4.80
1984-85 DEN 82 82 17 0 0 0 0 0 .268 3.02 1.00 0.26 52 30 .634 2.10 3.20 5.20
1985-86 DEN 78 77 19 1 0 0 0 0 .298 2.79 0.85 0.17 44 34 .564 0.86 3.68 4.54
1986-87 DEN 82 82 46 16 0 0 0 0 .346 3.69 1.14 0.23 37 45 .451 5.58 3.88 9.47
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 40 11 0 2 0 0 .338 3.47 1.23 0.23 54 28 .659 5.27 5.00 10.27
1988-89 DEN 71 71 39 9 0 0 1 0 .339 3.56 1.24 0.28 38 33 .535 4.94 4.08 9.02
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 37 5 0 2 0 0 .303 3.31 1.08 0.26 41 38 .519 4.43 4.35 8.79
1990-91 DAL 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .127 1.20 0.60 0.61 3 1 .750 -0.09 0.16 0.08
1991-92 DAL 31 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 .201 2.97 1.28 0.23 8 23 .258 0.43 0.76 1.20
1993-94 DAL 81 54 1 0 0 0 0 0 .146 2.42 1.81 0.18 13 68 .160 0.63 2.24 2.87
CAREER   752 599 208 42 0 4 1 0 .269 3.17 1.13 0.24 383 369 .509 28.36 32.16 60.63

☆ All-Star Season

NBA Regular Season Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1982-83 POR 81 45 .477 .435 4.69 7.81 6.24 28.17 17.10 3.61 0.42 16.11 149.39 7.43 1.07 104.3 102.6 14.95
1983-84 POR 81 22 .495 .449 5.51 7.39 6.42 24.31 13.58 3.19 0.91 18.44 138.95 6.14 1.12 109.9 107.0 16.30
1984-85 DEN 82 82 .479 .434 5.75 11.74 8.56 29.51 15.61 3.53 0.65 19.22 145.00 7.63 1.07 105.7 105.9 16.90
1985-86 DEN 78 77 .473 .447 5.19 11.90 8.39 29.34 15.48 3.08 0.32 19.92 148.22 6.60 1.02 101.5 104.5 15.65
1986-87 DEN 82 82 .515 .477 6.97 18.80 12.51 29.10 10.51 2.98 0.63 21.20 149.05 8.04 1.13 113.8 106.6 20.62
1987-88 ☆ DEN 82 82 .516 .477 6.70 16.51 11.41 27.75 10.83 3.34 0.39 21.44 146.81 7.36 1.14 112.5 103.4 20.39
1988-89 DEN 71 71 .513 .466 6.60 19.08 12.44 26.97 10.27 3.18 0.41 21.38 159.04 7.35 1.15 112.9 104.3 20.60
1989-90 ☆ DEN 79 79 .504 .457 8.00 19.88 13.57 24.80 9.83 2.71 0.27 21.97 166.07 6.21 1.12 111.4 104.4 19.73
1990-91 DAL 4 0 .497 .391 4.13 16.85 10.43 18.36 25.54 3.55 2.15 19.41 117.70 -2.38 1.26 91.6 101.0 13.04
1991-92 DAL 31 5 .452 .411 6.33 13.43 9.66 18.63 8.57 2.67 0.83 20.43 146.37 4.12 0.99 104.0 110.1 14.91
1993-94 DAL 81 54 .462 .431 4.47 12.45 8.17 16.62 12.79 4.17 0.52 15.07 152.42 2.79 1.00 101.8 105.9 13.15
CAREER   752 599 .496 .455 6.21 14.67 10.23 26.71 12.33 3.26 0.51 19.92 152.75 6.63 1.10 109.0 105.0 17.77

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NBA Transactions

Jun 29, 1982 - The Portland Trail Blazers selected Fat Lever in Round 1 with Pick 11 in the 1982 NBA Draft.
Oct 7, 1982 - Fat Lever signed a multi-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers.
Jun 7, 1984 - Fat Lever was acquired by the Denver Nuggets from the Portland Trail Blazers in a trade.
Jun 8, 1984 - Fat Lever signed a veteran extension with the Denver Nuggets.
Jul 1, 1989 - Fat Lever, previously with the Denver Nuggets, became a free agent.
Oct 15, 1989 - Fat Lever signed a multi-year contract with the Denver Nuggets.
Jun 21, 1990 - Fat Lever was acquired by the Dallas Mavericks from the Denver Nuggets in a trade.
Jul 1, 1994 - Fat Lever, previously with the Dallas Mavericks, became a free agent.
Sep 2, 1994 - The Dallas Mavericks renounced their free-agent exception rights to Fat Lever.

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NBA Awards & Honors

All-NBA Second Team - 1987
Player Of The Month - Apr. 1988
Player Of The Week - 2/01/1987, 4/17/1988
All-NBA Defensive Second Team - 1988

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA Playoff Stats - Per Game

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1982-83 POR 7 0 19.1 2.71 6.00 .452 0.00 0.00 .000 0.57 0.71 .800 0.43 1.57 2.00 4.43 1.00 0.00 1.86 0.57 6.00
1983-84 POR 5 0 15.0 1.60 6.00 .267 0.40 0.60 .667 1.60 2.00 .800 2.00 1.00 3.00 1.80 0.80 0.00 1.20 0.60 5.20
1984-85 DEN 11 8 31.1 4.45 11.09 .402 0.00 0.18 .000 4.36 5.73 .762 2.09 4.36 6.45 8.45 2.36 0.18 3.00 3.09 13.27
1985-86 DEN 10 10 34.7 5.90 13.10 .450 0.80 1.40 .571 1.70 2.40 .708 1.50 3.30 4.80 5.30 2.00 0.20 3.30 2.30 14.30
1986-87 DEN 3 3 33.0 6.33 16.67 .380 0.67 2.67 .250 2.00 3.00 .667 1.67 4.33 6.00 7.33 2.33 0.00 2.33 0.67 15.33
1987-88 DEN 7 7 39.0 6.43 14.00 .459 0.43 1.00 .429 3.71 4.71 .788 2.29 7.00 9.29 7.00 1.86 0.57 2.14 0.57 17.00
1988-89 DEN 2 2 29.0 4.50 12.00 .375 1.00 1.50 .667 1.00 1.00 1.000 1.00 5.50 6.50 9.50 2.00 0.00 2.00 3.00 11.00
1989-90 DEN 3 3 37.7 6.33 17.00 .373 0.33 2.33 .143 4.33 4.67 .929 3.67 7.00 10.67 7.00 2.67 0.33 2.33 1.67 17.33
CAREER   48 33 30.0 4.73 11.42 .414 0.38 0.92 .409 2.58 3.33 .775 1.77 3.98 5.75 6.19 1.85 0.19 2.46 1.69 12.42

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NBA Playoff Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1982-83 POR 7 0 134 19 42 .452 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 3 11 14 31 7 0 13 4 42
1983-84 POR 5 0 75 8 30 .267 2 3 .667 8 10 .800 10 5 15 9 4 0 6 3 26
1984-85 DEN 11 8 342 49 122 .402 0 2 .000 48 63 .762 23 48 71 93 26 2 33 34 146
1985-86 DEN 10 10 347 59 131 .450 8 14 .571 17 24 .708 15 33 48 53 20 2 33 23 143
1986-87 DEN 3 3 99 19 50 .380 2 8 .250 6 9 .667 5 13 18 22 7 0 7 2 46
1987-88 DEN 7 7 273 45 98 .459 3 7 .429 26 33 .788 16 49 65 49 13 4 15 4 119
1988-89 DEN 2 2 58 9 24 .375 2 3 .667 2 2 1.000 2 11 13 19 4 0 4 6 22
1989-90 DEN 3 3 113 19 51 .373 1 7 .143 13 14 .929 11 21 32 21 8 1 7 5 52
CAREER   48 33 1441 227 548 .414 18 44 .409 124 160 .775 85 191 276 297 89 9 118 81 596

NBA Playoff Stats - Misc Stats

Season Team GP GS Dbl Dbl Tpl Dbl 40 Pts 20 Reb 20 Ast Techs HOB Ast/TO Stl/TO FT/FGA W's L's Win % OWS DWS WS
1982-83 POR 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .169 7.75 1.75 0.12 3 4 .429 0.20 0.10 0.30
1983-84 POR 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .085 3.00 1.33 0.33 2 3 .400 - - -
1984-85 DEN 11 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 .200 2.74 0.76 0.52 5 6 .455 0.20 0.50 0.70
1985-86 DEN 10 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 2.30 0.87 0.18 5 5 .500 0.11 0.43 0.54
1986-87 DEN 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 .308 11.00 3.50 0.18 0 3 .000 0.01 -0.01 -
1987-88 DEN 7 7 5 1 0 0 0 0 .315 12.25 3.25 0.34 5 2 .714 0.81 0.41 1.22
1988-89 DEN 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .337 3.17 0.67 0.08 0 2 .000 -0.05 0.10 0.06
1989-90 DEN 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 .308 4.20 1.60 0.27 0 3 .000 0.08 0.09 0.17
CAREER   48 33 13 3 0 0 0 0 .229 3.67 1.10 0.29 20 28 .417 1.36 1.63 2.99

NBA Playoff Stats - Advanced Stats

Season Team GP GS TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% TOV% STL% BLK% USG% Total S % PPR PPS ORtg DRtg PER
1982-83 POR 7 0 .475 .452 2.45 9.33 5.82 31.85 8.30 2.60 - 15.14 125.24 13.13 1.00 112.7 107.5 15.55
1983-84 POR 5 0 .378 .300 14.04 9.20 11.94 16.42 8.02 2.61 - 20.88 173.33 4.16 0.87 101.2 113.9 13.05
1984-85 DEN 11 8 .488 .402 6.71 16.25 11.12 32.47 18.51 3.37 0.34 20.18 116.35 7.70 1.20 105.5 106.7 17.49
1985-86 DEN 10 10 .505 .481 4.19 10.44 7.12 21.37 13.98 2.68 0.31 18.91 173.01 3.53 1.09 104.7 109.3 14.32
1986-87 DEN 3 3 .426 .400 4.41 14.77 8.94 30.37 3.57 3.18 - 21.14 129.67 11.87 0.92 104.0 122.0 17.47
1987-88 DEN 7 7 .529 .474 6.04 20.94 13.03 24.86 3.43 2.28 0.89 17.57 167.56 10.48 1.21 128.0 107.5 21.69
1988-89 DEN 2 2 .442 .417 3.28 18.97 10.92 46.18 19.43 3.09 - 21.07 204.17 10.69 0.92 96.1 105.0 16.43
1989-90 DEN 3 3 .455 .382 8.93 19.39 13.82 25.30 8.04 3.10 0.44 21.30 144.40 7.16 1.02 106.0 111.6 18.76
CAREER   48 33 .482 .431 5.88 15.18 10.21 27.45 11.58 2.86 0.36 19.21 159.83 7.89 1.09 108.9 109.0 17.09

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NBA All-Star Weekend Competitions

Western All-Star Fan Vote Selection - 1988
Western All-Star Coaches Selection - 1990

* Since the 1946-1947 season

NBA All-Star Game Stats - Totals

Season Team GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1988 West 1 1 31 7 14 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 4 4 3 0 0 4 0 17
1990 West 1 0 22 7 13 .538 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 2 2 0 0 0 16
TOTAL   2 1 53 14 27 .519 0 2 .000 5 6 .833 0 7 7 5 2 0 4 0 33
AVERAGES   2 1 26.5 7.00 13.50 .519 0.00 1.00 .000 2.50 3.00 .833 0.00 3.50 3.50 2.50 1.00 0.00 2.00 0.00 16.50

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NCAA

College: Arizona State (1982)

NCAA Season Stats - Per Game

Season School Class GP GS MIN FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TRB AST STL BLK PF TOV PTS
1978-79 Arizona State Fr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1979-80 Arizona State So - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1980-81 Arizona State Jr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1981-82 Arizona State Sr - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -