{"id":78484,"date":"2015-08-18T06:15:20","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T13:15:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=78484"},"modified":"2024-01-03T14:26:56","modified_gmt":"2024-01-03T22:26:56","slug":"fat-lever-the-most-underrated-triple-double-threat-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/fat-lever-the-most-underrated-triple-double-threat-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Fat Lever - the most underrated triple double threat in history"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OkCKmSE9pTc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>When was the last time you were talking about great NBA players and mentioned Fat Lever? &nbsp;When was the last time you were talking about criminally underrated players and mentioned Fat Lever? &nbsp;When was the last or first time you ever heard the name Lafayette \"Fat\" Lever?<\/p>\n<p>The odds are the name of the 2x All-Star hasn't ever come out of your mouth but if you want to talk about underrated players in NBA history and triple-double threats, Fat should always be mentioned. &nbsp;The 6'3 point guard averaged at least 19\/8\/8 for 3 consecutive&nbsp;seasons and often led his Nuggets in rebounding. 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I'm not talking about barely breaking 10 either - Fat has had 20+ rebound games.<\/p>\n<p>Just check out some of these fat stats from Fat.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>(1987 vs Cavs) 20pts, 20rebs, 12asts, 6stls<\/li>\n<li>(1987 vs Rockets) 22pts, 21rebs, 7asts<\/li>\n<li>(1987 vs Nets) 21pts, 13rebs, 14asts, 8stls<\/li>\n<li>(1986 vs Suns) 29pts, 17rebs, 9asts, 4stls<\/li>\n<li>(1985 vs Pacers) 13pts, 15asts, 10stls<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">(1987 vs Mavs) 25pts, 19rebs, 13asts<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(1988 vs Warriors) 15pts, 13rebs, 23asts, 5stls<\/li>\n<li>(1987 vs Bulls) 31pts, 16rebs, 12asts, 6stls<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">(1986 vs Blazers) 30pts, 10rebs, 7asts, 5stls<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">(1986 vs Bucks) 25pts, 15rebs, 12asts<\/span><\/li>\n<li>(1986 vs Bucks) 25pts, 15rebs, 12asts<\/li>\n<li>(1988 vs Heat) 38pts, 12rebs, 7asts, 4stls<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Undersized, underrated and unappreciated.<\/p>\n<p>Until earlier in the year when the Nuggets honored him at a half-time show with a painting.<\/p>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TvnJgQiLCnE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WAsZyQ_UT0U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W-QGgaEWxMY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"omc-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width:100%; height: 100%\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FxN5uiI36Ls\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen width=\"600\" height=\"420\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When was the last time you were talking about great NBA players and mentioned Fat Lever? &nbsp;When was&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":33,"featured_media":273006,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1444,3,74,23],"tags":[],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-78484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-blogs","category-nba","category-nba-videos","category-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.4 - 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