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Buddy Hield
2023-24

Buddy Hield

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Age:31
Position:SF
Team:IND | PHI
Games:84
Minutes (Per Game):25.7
Total Minutes:2160.0
Player
Index
C-
42.8
Rank #217 (2023-24)
  • 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 12.1
Rebounds 3.2
Assists 2.8
Steals 0.8
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 43.6%
Field Goals Made 4.4
Field Goals Attempted 10.1
Three Point Pct 38.6%
Three Pointers Made 2.6
Three Pointers Attempted 6.8
Free Throw Pct 88.1%
Free Throws Made 0.6
Free Throws Attempted 0.7
Turnovers 1.2
Personal Fouls 2.0
Win Shares 3.5
True Shooting Pct 57.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 13.3
Usage Pct 19.2%
Box Plus Minus 0.4
Value Over Replacement Player 1.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 3.5
Reg. Win Burden % 3.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 49.4
Postseason ISR 18.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 4.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 2.2%

HooperROI

Salary $19,845,098
Overpay Index 1.32
Contract Value Rating 9.2/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 59.9

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 59.89
Postseason Score 7.63
Season Score 67.98
Years Experience 8

NBA CapHole Tracker

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