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Alex Caruso
2020-21

Alex Caruso

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Age:26
Position:PG
Team:LAL
Games:58
Minutes (Per Game):21.0
Total Minutes:1216.0
Player
Index
C-
43.7
Rank #215 (2020-21)
  • 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 6.4
Rebounds 2.9
Assists 2.8
Steals 1.1
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 43.6%
Field Goals Made 2.3
Field Goals Attempted 5.3
Three Point Pct 40.1%
Three Pointers Made 0.9
Three Pointers Attempted 2.4
Free Throw Pct 64.5%
Free Throws Made 0.8
Free Throws Attempted 1.3
Turnovers 1.3
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 2.4
True Shooting Pct 54.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 11.1
Usage Pct 14.8%
Box Plus Minus 0.0
Value Over Replacement Player 0.6

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 2.9
Reg. Win Burden % 5.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 49.8
Postseason ISR 10.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 4.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 1.3%

HooperROI

Salary $2,750,000
Overpay Index 0.38
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 53.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 31.35
Postseason Score 2.16
Season Score 33.64
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $542,254
Availability % 80.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.50%