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Hakeem Olajuwon
1986-87

Hakeem Olajuwon

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#1 PLI
Age:24
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:75
Minutes (Per Game):36.8
Total Minutes:2760.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1986-87)
Potential Index
S
94.1
Rank #3 (1986-87)

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 23.4
Rebounds 11.4
Assists 2.9
Steals 1.9
Blocks 3.4
Field Goal Pct 50.8%
Field Goals Made 9.0
Field Goals Attempted 17.8
Three Point Pct 20.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 70.2%
Free Throws Made 5.3
Free Throws Attempted 7.6
Turnovers 3.0
Personal Fouls 3.9
Win Shares 10.9
True Shooting Pct 55.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 23.8
Usage Pct 26.8%
Box Plus Minus 5.8
Value Over Replacement Player 5.4

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 31.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 371.5
Postseason ISR 403.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 36.7%
Postseason ICS (%) 40.3%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 191.14
Postseason Score 88.66
Season Score 470.12
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 91.5%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%