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Clyde Drexler
1996-97

Clyde Drexler

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Age:34
Position:SG
Team:HOU
Games:62
Minutes (Per Game):36.6
Total Minutes:2271.0
Player
Index
A+
88.0
Rank #29 (1996-97)
  • 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 18.0
Rebounds 6.0
Assists 5.7
Steals 1.9
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 44.2%
Field Goals Made 6.4
Field Goals Attempted 14.5
Three Point Pct 35.5%
Three Pointers Made 1.9
Three Pointers Attempted 5.4
Free Throw Pct 75.0%
Free Throws Made 3.2
Free Throws Attempted 4.3
Turnovers 2.5
Personal Fouls 2.4
Win Shares 8.1
True Shooting Pct 54.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 19.9
Usage Pct 23.5%
Box Plus Minus 4.8
Value Over Replacement Player 3.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 9.2
Reg. Win Burden % 17.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 234.2
Postseason ISR 212.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 19.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 19.8%

HooperROI

Salary $5,500,000
Overpay Index 0.94
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 87.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 121.66
Postseason Score 79.64
Season Score 241.08
Years Experience 14

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,358,025
Availability % 75.6%
Cap Wasted % 5.50%