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Clyde Drexler
1997-98

Clyde Drexler

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Age:35
Position:SG
Team:HOU
Games:70
Minutes (Per Game):35.3
Total Minutes:2473.0
Player
Index
S
92.2
Rank #16 (1997-98)
  • 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 18.4
Rebounds 4.9
Assists 5.5
Steals 1.8
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 42.7%
Field Goals Made 6.5
Field Goals Attempted 15.1
Three Point Pct 31.7%
Three Pointers Made 1.5
Three Pointers Attempted 4.8
Free Throw Pct 80.1%
Free Throws Made 4.0
Free Throws Attempted 4.9
Turnovers 2.7
Personal Fouls 2.8
Win Shares 6.8
True Shooting Pct 53.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 19.8
Usage Pct 25.7%
Box Plus Minus 3.4
Value Over Replacement Player 3.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 6.8
Reg. Win Burden % 22.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 248.0
Postseason ISR 182.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 24.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 20.3%

HooperROI

Salary $5,500,000
Overpay Index 0.73
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 87.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 120.14
Postseason Score 19.47
Season Score 140.78
Years Experience 15

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $814,815
Availability % 85.4%
Cap Wasted % 3.00%