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Isiah Thomas
1987-88

Isiah Thomas

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Age:26
Position:PG
Team:DET
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):36.1
Total Minutes:2927.0
Player
Index
S
92.2
Rank #15 (1987-88)
  • 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 19.5
Rebounds 3.4
Assists 8.4
Steals 1.7
Blocks 0.2
Field Goal Pct 46.3%
Field Goals Made 7.7
Field Goals Attempted 16.6
Three Point Pct 30.9%
Three Pointers Made 0.4
Three Pointers Attempted 1.2
Free Throw Pct 77.4%
Free Throws Made 3.8
Free Throws Attempted 4.9
Turnovers 3.4
Personal Fouls 2.7
Win Shares 7.6
True Shooting Pct 52.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.2
Usage Pct 25.4%
Box Plus Minus 3.0
Value Over Replacement Player 3.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.6
Reg. Win Burden % 17.4%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 245.6
Postseason ISR 339.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 21.2%
Postseason ICS (%) 29.4%

HooperROI

Salary $750,000
Overpay Index 0.52
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 86.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 123.88
Postseason Score 100.95
Season Score 265.89
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $9,259
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.10%