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Isiah Thomas
1985-86

Isiah Thomas

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:24
Position:PG
Team:DET
Games:77
Minutes (Per Game):36.2
Total Minutes:2790.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1985-86)
Potential Index
S
94.2
Rank #4 (1985-86)

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 20.9
Rebounds 3.6
Assists 10.8
Steals 2.2
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 48.8%
Field Goals Made 7.9
Field Goals Attempted 16.2
Three Point Pct 31.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.3
Three Pointers Attempted 1.1
Free Throw Pct 79.0%
Free Throws Made 4.7
Free Throws Attempted 6.0
Turnovers 3.8
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 8.8
True Shooting Pct 55.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.2
Usage Pct 24.4%
Box Plus Minus 5.0
Value Over Replacement Player 4.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 8.8
Reg. Win Burden % 27.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 302.4
Postseason ISR 272.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 28.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 36.3%

HooperROI

Salary $750,000
Overpay Index 0.56
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 148.01
Postseason Score 20.92
Season Score 295.19
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $46,296
Availability % 93.9%
Cap Wasted % 1.10%