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Buddy Hield
2021-22

Buddy Hield

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Age:29
Position:SG
Team:SAC | IND
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):30.9
Total Minutes:2499.0
Player
Index
C
45.0
Rank #204 (2021-22)
  • 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 15.6
Rebounds 4.4
Assists 2.8
Steals 0.9
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 40.6%
Field Goals Made 5.5
Field Goals Attempted 13.6
Three Point Pct 36.6%
Three Pointers Made 3.2
Three Pointers Attempted 8.8
Free Throw Pct 87.4%
Free Throws Made 1.4
Free Throws Attempted 1.6
Turnovers 1.9
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 1.9
True Shooting Pct 54.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 12.9
Usage Pct 22.4%
Box Plus Minus -1.2
Value Over Replacement Player 0.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.9
Reg. Win Burden % 4.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 51.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 6.2%

HooperROI

Salary $22,477,273
Overpay Index 2.02
Contract Value Rating 7.5/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 66.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 48.23
Season Score 48.23
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $832,492
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.70%