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Buddy Hield
2022-23

Buddy Hield

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Age:30
Position:SF
Team:IND
Games:80
Minutes (Per Game):31.0
Total Minutes:2482.0
Player
Index
B+
71.9
Rank #51 (2022-23)
  • 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 16.8
Rebounds 5.0
Assists 2.8
Steals 1.2
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 45.8%
Field Goals Made 5.9
Field Goals Attempted 13.0
Three Point Pct 42.5%
Three Pointers Made 3.6
Three Pointers Attempted 8.5
Free Throw Pct 82.2%
Free Throws Made 1.3
Free Throws Attempted 1.6
Turnovers 1.7
Personal Fouls 2.0
Win Shares 4.4
True Shooting Pct 61.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 15.4
Usage Pct 20.8%
Box Plus Minus 1.9
Value Over Replacement Player 2.4

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 4.4
Reg. Win Burden % 13.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 181.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 19.6%

HooperROI

Salary $21,177,750
Overpay Index 0.89
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 72.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 79.2
Season Score 79.2
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $522,907
Availability % 97.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.40%