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Dwight Howard
2008-09

Dwight Howard

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#1 PLI
Age:23
Position:C
Team:ORL
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):35.7
Total Minutes:2821.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2008-09)
Potential Index
S+
95.9
Rank #3 (2008-09)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

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  • 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 20.6
Rebounds 13.8
Assists 1.4
Steals 1.0
Blocks 2.9
Field Goal Pct 57.2%
Field Goals Made 7.1
Field Goals Attempted 12.4
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 59.4%
Free Throws Made 6.4
Free Throws Attempted 10.7
Turnovers 3.0
Personal Fouls 3.4
Win Shares 13.8
True Shooting Pct 60.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 25.4
Usage Pct 26.1%
Box Plus Minus 4.5
Value Over Replacement Player 4.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 13.7
Reg. Win Burden % 26.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 334.1
Postseason ISR 293.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 27.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 27.2%

HooperROI

Salary $13,758,000
Overpay Index 0.55
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 203.42
Postseason Score 213.08
Season Score 724.28
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $509,556
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 0.90%