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Alex Caruso
2017-18

Alex Caruso

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Age:23
Position:PG
Team:LAL
Games:37
Minutes (Per Game):15.2
Total Minutes:562.0
Player
Index
D-
22.4
Rank #469 (2017-18)
Potential Index
D
32.6
Rank #152 (2017-18)
  • 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 3.6
Rebounds 1.8
Assists 2.0
Steals 0.6
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 43.1%
Field Goals Made 1.4
Field Goals Attempted 3.1
Three Point Pct 30.2%
Three Pointers Made 0.4
Three Pointers Attempted 1.2
Free Throw Pct 70.0%
Free Throws Made 0.6
Free Throws Attempted 0.8
Turnovers 1.1
Personal Fouls 1.4
Win Shares 0.5
True Shooting Pct 51.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 8.7
Usage Pct 12.9%
Box Plus Minus -2.9
Value Over Replacement Player -0.1

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 1.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 9.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 1.0%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 8.61
Season Score 8.61
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 45.1%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%