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Elton Brand
2004-05

Elton Brand

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Prime
Age:25
Position:PF
Team:LAC
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):37.0
Total Minutes:3001.0
Player
Index
S
92.3
Rank #19 (2004-05)
  • 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 20.0
Rebounds 9.5
Assists 2.6
Steals 0.8
Blocks 2.1
Field Goal Pct 50.3%
Field Goals Made 7.8
Field Goals Attempted 15.4
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 75.2%
Free Throws Made 4.5
Free Throws Attempted 6.0
Turnovers 2.3
Personal Fouls 3.0
Win Shares 10.6
True Shooting Pct 55.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.4
Usage Pct 25.4%
Box Plus Minus 3.6
Value Over Replacement Player 4.2

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.6
Reg. Win Burden % 34.1%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 280.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 29.5%

HooperROI

Salary $12,056,000
Overpay Index 0.57
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 93.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 165.57
Season Score 165.57
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $148,840
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%