Fame share
Combined across every stint with each team.
- Los Angeles Lakers63%
- Los Angeles Clippers37%
Total legacy per season
Every season’s full on-court fame - rewarding not just winning a title, but how dominantly a team won it, on top of stats and awards.
Career teams - the connection strand
Every teammate on these rosters is a possible link.
Career
Peak season: 1988-89 - 4 fame points.
Draft: Round 1, No. 25 overall (1988).
Season-by-season log · 4 seasons
| Season | Team(s) | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | Fame Earned | Awards | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-89 | LAL (57-25) | 47 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 4 | - | Lost Finals |
| 1989-90 | LAC (30-52) | 52 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 3.0 | 2 | - | - |
| 1990-91 | Did not play - no connections this season, even if rostered | |||||||
| 1991-92 | LAC (45-37) | 15 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1 | - | Lost First Round |
The Fame Recipe
Fame shape
What built this fame
Base fame · 39.06
How it adds up
Percentile vs every real NBA career - 1st (lowest) to 100th (best) per axis.
Teammates · strongest connections
How the game ranks teammates - career fame weighted by time played together. Long-time running mates rise; one-off cameos fall.
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Quick Answers
What teams did David Rivers play for?
David Rivers played for the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers.
What team is David Rivers most known for?
David Rivers is most known for the Los Angeles Lakers (63%) and Los Angeles Clippers (37%) - ranked by share of David Rivers's on-court Tetherball fame.
How many championships did David Rivers win?
David Rivers did not win an NBA championship.
What was David Rivers's most famous season?
David Rivers's most famous season was 1988-89, earning 4 fame points - 47 games, 2.9 points, 0.9 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 9.4 minutes per game.
What were David Rivers's career stats?
David Rivers averaged 3.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, and 2.5 assists per game over 114 career games.
When did David Rivers play in the NBA?
David Rivers played from 1988-89 to 1991-92, spanning 3 NBA seasons, with a break in 1990-91.
Where was David Rivers drafted?
David Rivers was selected with the #25 overall pick (Round 1) in the 1988 NBA Draft.
How famous is David Rivers?
David Rivers has a Tetherball fame score of 55, ranked #2,902 of 5,416 rated players - rated Diamond.
Who was David Rivers's most famous teammate?
David Rivers's most famous teammate was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, sharing 1 season together.
Who were David Rivers's most connected teammates?
David Rivers's most connected teammates were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Michael Cooper - the strongest teammate connections of David Rivers's career, led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar over 1 shared season.
What awards did David Rivers win?
David Rivers did not win any major NBA honors or All-Star selections.
Career fame
54.98
David Rivers
More famous than 46% of all other NBA careers. A true rarity - among the hardest names to know.
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