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Hakeem Olajuwon
1996-97

Hakeem Olajuwon

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Age:34
Position:C
Team:HOU
Games:78
Minutes (Per Game):36.6
Total Minutes:2852.0
Player
Index
S+
98.6
Rank #9 (1996-97)
  • 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 23.2
Rebounds 9.2
Assists 3.0
Steals 1.5
Blocks 2.2
Field Goal Pct 51.0%
Field Goals Made 9.3
Field Goals Attempted 18.3
Three Point Pct 31.3%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 78.7%
Free Throws Made 4.5
Free Throws Attempted 5.7
Turnovers 3.6
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 9.1
True Shooting Pct 55.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.7
Usage Pct 30.4%
Box Plus Minus 3.5
Value Over Replacement Player 3.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 9.2
Reg. Win Burden % 21.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 321.5
Postseason ISR 363.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 26.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 33.8%

HooperROI

Salary $9,655,000
Overpay Index 1.37
Contract Value Rating 9.1/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 97.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 152.78
Postseason Score 151.14
Season Score 482.99
Years Experience 13

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $476,790
Availability % 95.1%
Cap Wasted % 1.90%