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Buddy Hield
2017-18

Buddy Hield

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Age:25
Position:SG
Team:SAC
Games:80
Minutes (Per Game):25.3
Total Minutes:2024.0
Player
Index
B
65.4
Rank #83 (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 13.5
Rebounds 3.8
Assists 1.9
Steals 1.1
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 44.6%
Field Goals Made 5.2
Field Goals Attempted 11.7
Three Point Pct 43.1%
Three Pointers Made 2.2
Three Pointers Attempted 5.1
Free Throw Pct 87.7%
Free Throws Made 0.9
Free Throws Attempted 1.0
Turnovers 1.6
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 2.8
True Shooting Pct 55.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 16.1
Usage Pct 24.3%
Box Plus Minus 1.0
Value Over Replacement Player 1.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 2.8
Reg. Win Burden % 11.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 151.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 18.3%

HooperROI

Salary $3,675,480
Overpay Index 0.25
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 62.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 54.67
Season Score 54.67
Years Experience 2

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $90,753
Availability % 97.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.10%