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Buddy Hield
2020-21

Buddy Hield

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Prime
Age:28
Position:SG
Team:SAC
Games:71
Minutes (Per Game):34.3
Total Minutes:2433.0
Player
Index
B-
57.8
Rank #101 (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 16.6
Rebounds 4.7
Assists 3.6
Steals 0.9
Blocks 0.4
Field Goal Pct 40.6%
Field Goals Made 5.7
Field Goals Attempted 14.0
Three Point Pct 39.1%
Three Pointers Made 4.0
Three Pointers Attempted 10.2
Free Throw Pct 84.6%
Free Throws Made 1.2
Free Throws Attempted 1.5
Turnovers 1.8
Personal Fouls 2.5
Win Shares 2.2
True Shooting Pct 56.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 12.8
Usage Pct 20.7%
Box Plus Minus -0.6
Value Over Replacement Player 0.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 2.2
Reg. Win Burden % 7.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 134.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 14.5%

HooperROI

Salary $24,701,834
Overpay Index 2.09
Contract Value Rating 7.3/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 68.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 47.73
Season Score 47.73
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $347,913
Availability % 98.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%