Back
Buddy Hield
2018-19

Buddy Hield

View on BR
Peak Prime
Age:26
Position:SG
Team:SAC
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):31.9
Total Minutes:2615.0
Player
Index
A-
79.2
Rank #34 (2018-19)
  • 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 20.7
Rebounds 5.0
Assists 2.5
Steals 0.7
Blocks 0.4
Field Goal Pct 45.8%
Field Goals Made 7.6
Field Goals Attempted 16.6
Three Point Pct 42.7%
Three Pointers Made 3.4
Three Pointers Attempted 7.9
Free Throw Pct 88.6%
Free Throws Made 2.1
Free Throws Attempted 2.4
Turnovers 1.8
Personal Fouls 2.5
Win Shares 5.9
True Shooting Pct 58.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 17.5
Usage Pct 25.1%
Box Plus Minus 2.1
Value Over Replacement Player 2.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 5.9
Reg. Win Burden % 17.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 213.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 21.9%

HooperROI

Salary $3,833,760
Overpay Index 0.15
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 78.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 102.65
Season Score 102.65
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

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