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Aaron Nesmith
2022-23

Aaron Nesmith

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Prime
Age:23
Position:SF
Team:IND
Games:73
Minutes (Per Game):24.9
Total Minutes:1816.0
Player
Index
C-
41.7
Rank #221 (2022-23)
Potential Index
C+
53.3
Rank #104 (2022-23)
  • Player Index (PLI) — A measure of how valuable a player is to a franchise given the player's contract value, production, availability, and overall impact both in the regular season and postseason. Scored 0–100, graded D- to S+.
  • Potential Index (POI) — A measure of how high a player's PLI can be: the player's projected PLI ceiling if they continue their current trajectory next season. Same 0–100 scale and grade thresholds as PLI; shown only for players under 25. POI blends the legacy formula (45%) with the Performance Potential Score / PPS from per-100 stats (55%).

Season badges

  • Peak — Career-high OVR season (only one per player, once decline from that peak is visible).
  • Prime — One of the three seasons in the player's best 3-year stretch by average OVR.
  • Lookout — A or better Potential Index (POI) in the player’s second year (year_exp = 1).
  • #1 PLI — Ranked #1 in the league in Player Index that season.
  • #1 POI — Ranked #1 in the league in Potential Index that season.

Score thresholds for each grade (PLI and POI share the same 0–100 scale):

PLI = Player Index  |  POI = Potential Index

S+
PLI/POI: ≥95
S
PLI/POI: 90–94
A+
PLI/POI: 85–89
A
PLI/POI: 80–84
A-
PLI/POI: 75–79
B+
PLI/POI: 70–74
B
PLI/POI: 60–69
B-
PLI/POI: 55–59
C+
PLI/POI: 50–54
C
PLI/POI: 45–49
C-
PLI/POI: 40–44
D+
PLI/POI: 35–39
D
PLI/POI: 30–34
D-
PLI/POI: <30
Points 10.1
Rebounds 3.8
Assists 1.3
Steals 0.8
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 42.7%
Field Goals Made 3.5
Field Goals Attempted 8.1
Three Point Pct 36.6%
Three Pointers Made 1.6
Three Pointers Attempted 4.3
Free Throw Pct 83.8%
Free Throws Made 1.6
Free Throws Attempted 1.9
Turnovers 1.0
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 2.0
True Shooting Pct 56.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 10.5
Usage Pct 16.8%
Box Plus Minus -3.0
Value Over Replacement Player -0.4

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 2.0
Reg. Win Burden % 5.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 31.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 3.4%

HooperROI

Salary $3,804,360
Overpay Index 0.4
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 55.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 30.8
Season Score 30.8
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $422,707
Availability % 89.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%