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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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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.  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.  Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 1990 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Rebounding

Despite having better physical intangibles, it’s clear that Chauncey was not as good of a rebounder as Fat Lever was.

Both point guards stood at 6’3, yet Billups weighed around 30 more pounds. Despite extensive internet research, I could not find Fat Lever’s wingspan. I did find that Billups had a wingspan of about 6’9.

Comparing pictures of the two, Lever seems to have an equal or longer wingspan. So wingspan is likely not the explanation for the massive discrepancy in the rebounding numbers between the two.

In Denver, Fat averaged 7.6 rebounds per game while Chauncey averaged just 2.7. Lever had a rebound percentage of 11.2% compared to Billups’ 4.7%. You don’t have to look too long at the stats to see who’s better.

In the history of the NBA, there have been 20 times that a guard has averaged 8.8+ RPG in a single season. Fat Lever accounts for three of those particular seasons. Billups has never averaged more than 3.7 rebounds a game in a season. End of debate.