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Isiah Thomas
1986-87

Isiah Thomas

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Age:25
Position:PG
Team:DET
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):37.2
Total Minutes:3013.0
Player
Index
S+
97.0
Rank #12 (1986-87)
  • 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 20.6
Rebounds 3.9
Assists 10.0
Steals 1.9
Blocks 0.2
Field Goal Pct 46.3%
Field Goals Made 7.7
Field Goals Attempted 16.7
Three Point Pct 19.4%
Three Pointers Made 0.2
Three Pointers Attempted 1.2
Free Throw Pct 76.8%
Free Throws Made 4.9
Free Throws Attempted 6.4
Turnovers 4.2
Personal Fouls 3.1
Win Shares 7.6
True Shooting Pct 52.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.8
Usage Pct 25.9%
Box Plus Minus 3.3
Value Over Replacement Player 4.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.6
Reg. Win Burden % 19.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 272.2
Postseason ISR 371.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 24.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 31.5%

HooperROI

Salary $759,000
Overpay Index 0.62
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 92.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 122.7
Postseason Score 101.24
Season Score 330.01
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $9,370
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.20%