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Hakeem Olajuwon
1984-85

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Age:22
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):35.5
Total Minutes:2914.0
Player
Index
S+
95.7
Rank #9 (1984-85)
Potential Index
S+
97.1
Rank #2 (1984-85)

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 11.9
Assists 1.4
Steals 1.2
Blocks 2.7
Field Goal Pct 53.8%
Field Goals Made 8.3
Field Goals Attempted 15.3
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 61.3%
Free Throws Made 4.1
Free Throws Attempted 6.7
Turnovers 2.9
Personal Fouls 4.2
Win Shares 10.2
True Shooting Pct 56.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.1
Usage Pct 23.5%
Box Plus Minus 2.1
Value Over Replacement Player 3.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.2
Reg. Win Burden % 23.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 255.1
Postseason ISR 235.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 23.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 26.2%

HooperROI

Salary $780,000
Overpay Index 0.63
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 94.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 159.82
Postseason Score 31.14
Season Score 272.83
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

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