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Isiah Thomas
1981-82

Isiah Thomas

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Age:20
Position:PG
Team:DET
Games:72
Minutes (Per Game):33.8
Total Minutes:2433.0
Player
Index
C+
50.5
Rank #87 (1981-82)
Potential Index
A
80.4
Rank #9 (1981-82)

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 17.0
Rebounds 2.9
Assists 7.8
Steals 2.1
Blocks 0.2
Field Goal Pct 42.4%
Field Goals Made 6.3
Field Goals Attempted 14.8
Three Point Pct 28.8%
Three Pointers Made 0.2
Three Pointers Attempted 0.8
Free Throw Pct 70.4%
Free Throws Made 4.2
Free Throws Attempted 6.0
Turnovers 4.2
Personal Fouls 3.5
Win Shares 2.3
True Shooting Pct 48.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 14.5
Usage Pct 25.0%
Box Plus Minus -0.8
Value Over Replacement Player 0.7

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 5.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 117.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 12.0%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 77.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 50.66
Season Score 85.66
Years Experience 1