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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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Chauncey Billups holds the ball during the Nuggets’ practice at the Pepsi Center on Monday, February 21, 2011. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post (Photo By AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Chauncey Billups holds the ball during the Nuggets’ practice at the Pepsi Center on Monday, February 21, 2011. AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post (Photo By AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post via Getty Images) /

Final Grades

Final grades will take into account player position, league average around a particular skill, and, of course, player aptitude. They also only reflect the player’s score when he played for the Nuggets.

Chauncey Billups

Scoring: A-

Shooting: A

Rebounding: C

Passing: A-

Post Defense: D

Perimeter Defense: B

Offensive Grade: A-

Defensive Grade: B-

Player Grade: B+

Fat Lever

Scoring: A-

Shooting: C+

Rebounding: A

Passing: A+

Post Defense: D+

Perimeter Defense: A-

Offensive Grade: A

Defensive Grade: B+

Player Grade: A

Winner: Fat Lever

DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 2: Fat Lever waves to the fans as the Denver Nuggets retire Fat Levers #12 jersey to the Pepsi Center rafters at a halftime ceremony during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 2, 2017, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 2: Fat Lever waves to the fans as the Denver Nuggets retire Fat Levers #12 jersey to the Pepsi Center rafters at a halftime ceremony during the game against the Los Angeles Lakers on December 2, 2017, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Looking at all of the stats, it’s clear that while Lever’s career was much shorter than Billups’, he had a better one, at least in terms of their Nuggets careers.

Of course, taking into account the Chauncey Billups led Detroit Pistons trips to the Finals in 2004 and 2005 and their 2004 victory would likely put Billups over the edge. Lever never made it past the Western Conference Finals, which he only visited once, in his first year in Denver.

While there, the Nuggets were beaten by the Lakers 4-1. So, Lever did not have the playoff success that Billups experienced, but in the regular season, he was practically on a different level than Billups.

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That’s especially true for the two point guards careers on the Nuggets, so I have to say that Fat takes the victory here.