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Denver Nuggets: Fat Lever vs. Chauncey Billups

By Grayson Moore

DENVER- 1990: Fat Lever #12 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles against the Utah Jazz during a game played circa 1990 at McNicholls Arena in Denver Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1990 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER- 1990: Fat Lever #12 of the Denver Nuggets dribbles against the Utah Jazz during a game played circa 1990 at McNicholls Arena in Denver Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1990 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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LANDOVER, MD – CIRCA 1986: Fat Lever #12 of the Denver Nuggets shoots over Manute Bol #10 of the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1986 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Lever played for the Nuggets from 1984-90. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Fat Lever; Manute Bol
LANDOVER, MD – CIRCA 1986: Fat Lever #12 of the Denver Nuggets shoots over Manute Bol #10 of the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1986 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Lever played for the Nuggets from 1984-90. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Fat Lever; Manute Bol /

The 42-year history of the Denver Nuggets has been filled with a wide variety of exciting talents at the point guard position.

Two of those such talents were Chauncey Billups and Fat Lever. Those are arguably the two greatest point guards in Denver history, and today we’re going to see who was better PG for the Nuggets. That means that accomplishments on other teams will not play a large part in this comparison, so Chauncey’s Finals MVP on the Pistons, for example, will not play a huge role here. With that in mind, let’s get into the comparison.

(Note: All stats are via Basketball-Reference unless otherwise noted.)

Chauncey Billups Stats on Nuggets(5 seasons): 16.9 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 5.3 apg, 1.1 spg, 0.2 bpg, 41.4% FG%, 39.2% FG3%, 18.2 PER, 27.7 Win Shares

Fat Lever Stats on Nuggets(6 seasons): 17.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 7.5 apg, 2.5 spg, 0.3 bpg, 45.4% FG%, 30.5% FG3%, 19.1 PER, 47.9 Win Shares

Chauncey Billups Career Achievements:

  • 84.4% Hall of Fame Probability(according to Basketball-Reference)
  • 5th in 2006 MVP Voting
  • 2004 Finals Champion and Finals MVP
  • 5x All-Star
  • 1x 2nd Team All-NBA
  • 2x 3rd Team All-NBA
  • 2x 2nd Team All-Defense
  • 6x Player of the Week
  • 2x Player of the Month

Fat Lever Career Achievements:

  • 2.6% Hall of Fame Probability(according to Basketball-Reference)
  • 2x 9th in MVP Voting
  • 2x All-Star
  • 1x 2nd Team All-NBA
  • 1x 2nd Team All-Defense
  • 2x Player of the Week
  • 1x Player of the Month
  • Nuggets All-Time Leader in Steals and Steals per Game
  • Second Most Assists and Assists per Game in Nuggets History
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