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Retired#21Guard1982–1993#392 all-time in points

Lafayette Lever

Lafayette Lever scored 10,433 points in 752 games, 392nd on the all-time list. His best scoring season was 1988-89 at 19.8 points a game. He earned 3 RimBlaze badges.

Height / Weight6′ 3″ / 170 lb
Age66
PositionGuard
BornAug 18, 1960
HometownPine Bluff, Arkansas
Experience1982–1993
CollegeArizona State University
Draft1982 · round 1, pick 11
High schoolPueblo Magnet High School Arizona, Arizona
TeamsPortland Trail Blazers 1982–1983Denver Nuggets 1984–1989Dallas Mavericks 1990–1991Dallas Mavericks 1993–1993
Career points
10,433
752 games · 13.9 per game
Triple-doubles
—
Counted since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin
All-time points
#392
Also 895th in threes, 85th in assists
NBA dataCareer 1982–1993. Game-by-game feats count games since 1996-97, when NBA.com game logs begin.
0 rare
LOGO RANGE · 30 FT HALF COURT · 47 FT
No rare buckets tracked in 1993-94.

1993-94 season

DAL · 81 games
Points5556.9 per game
Rebounds3.5283 total
Assists2.6213 total
Triple-doubles—— double-doubles
40-point games00 big nights
Rare buckets0Logo 3s, buzzer-beaters, daggers

Player’s Vault

3 badges earned
0Unicorn
1Rare Air
2Legend
  • Rare AirSeasonAll-NBA1986-87
  • ×2LegendSeasonAll-Star1987-88, 1989-90
  • LegendCareer10,000 points10,433 points

Lafayette Lever career arc

By season · tap a barSelected seasonPeak: 1988-89 · 19.8 points per game

Lafayette Lever milestones

Career · regular season
10,433 career points
Retired 392nd on the all-time scoring list.
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Career marks
Points10,433Past 10,000 · 392nd all-time
Rebounds4,523Past 2,500 · 342nd all-time
Assists4,696Past 2,500 · 85th all-time
Steals1,666Past 1,500 · 27th all-time

Lafayette Lever career highs

Game logs begin in 1996-97, after his career

Biggest nights

Ranked by rarity
No big nights yet.

Deepest makes

0 rare buckets tracked
No rare buckets tracked yet.

Lafayette Lever stats by season

Regular season · tap a row
SeasonTeamGPPTSPPGRPGAPGFG%3P%FT%3PMTDDDRare
1993-94DAL815556.93.52.6.408.351.76526———
1991-92DAL3134711.25.23.5.387.327.75017———
1990-91DAL4297.33.83.0.391.000.7860———
1989-90DEN791,44318.39.36.5.443.414.80436———
1988-89DEN711,40919.89.37.9.457.348.78523———
1987-88DEN821,54618.98.17.8.473.211.78512———
1986-87DEN821,55218.98.98.0.469.239.78222———
1985-86DEN781,08013.85.47.5.441.316.72512———
1984-85DEN821,05112.85.07.5.430.250.7706———
1983-84POR817889.72.74.6.447.200.7433———
1982-83POR816337.82.85.3.431.333.7305———
Career11 seasons75210,43313.96.06.2.447.310.771162——0

Lafayette Lever splits

Career · points per game
No game-by-game logs for his career. NBA.com’s logs begin in 1996-97.

How he scores

Share of points · rare bucket mix
Career
Twos
78%
Threes
5%
Free throws
17%

Every big night · 0

No big nights yet.

Quick answers

Lafayette Lever facts
How many career points did Lafayette Lever score?

Lafayette Lever scored 10,433 career regular-season points in 752 games, 13.9 per game, which ranks 392nd all-time.

What was Lafayette Lever’s best season?

His best scoring season was 1988-89 with DEN: 19.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists per game.

Where is Lafayette Lever from?

Lafayette Lever is from Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He played high school ball at Pueblo Magnet High School in Arizona, Arizona. He played college ball at Arizona State University.

What teams did Lafayette Lever play for?

Portland Trail Blazers (1982–1983); Denver Nuggets (1984–1989); Dallas Mavericks (1990–1991); Dallas Mavericks (1993–1993).