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Isiah Thomas
1984-85

Isiah Thomas

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:23
Position:PG
Team:DET
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):38.1
Total Minutes:3089.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1984-85)
Potential Index
S+
95.6
Rank #3 (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 21.2
Rebounds 4.5
Assists 13.9
Steals 2.3
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 45.8%
Field Goals Made 8.0
Field Goals Attempted 17.4
Three Point Pct 25.7%
Three Pointers Made 0.4
Three Pointers Attempted 1.4
Free Throw Pct 80.9%
Free Throws Made 4.9
Free Throws Attempted 6.1
Turnovers 3.7
Personal Fouls 3.6
Win Shares 11.2
True Shooting Pct 52.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.2
Usage Pct 24.0%
Box Plus Minus 6.3
Value Over Replacement Player 6.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 11.1
Reg. Win Burden % 33.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 352.2
Postseason ISR 338.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 33.2%
Postseason ICS (%) 32.3%

HooperROI

Salary $750,000
Overpay Index 0.53
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 97.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 179.52
Postseason Score 61.76
Season Score 369.99
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $9,259
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.20%