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Buddy Hield
2016-17

Buddy Hield

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Age:24
Position:SG
Team:NOP | SAC
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):23.0
Total Minutes:1888.0
Player
Index
D+
38.0
Rank #268 (2016-17)
Potential Index
B-
59.4
Rank #58 (2016-17)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

🎯 Sharpshooter 🔥 Volume Scorer
  • 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 10.6
Rebounds 3.3
Assists 1.5
Steals 0.5
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 42.6%
Field Goals Made 4.0
Field Goals Attempted 9.4
Three Point Pct 39.1%
Three Pointers Made 1.8
Three Pointers Attempted 4.6
Free Throw Pct 84.2%
Free Throws Made 0.8
Free Throws Attempted 0.9
Turnovers 1.2
Personal Fouls 1.4
Win Shares 1.3
True Shooting Pct 54.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 11.8
Usage Pct 21.3%
Box Plus Minus -2.0
Value Over Replacement Player 0.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.3
Reg. Win Burden % 2.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 28.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 3.2%

HooperROI

Salary $3,517,200
Overpay Index 0.61
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 52.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 31.52
Season Score 31.52
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 100.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%