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Isiah Thomas
1989-90

Isiah Thomas

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Age:28
Position:PG
Team:DET
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):37.0
Total Minutes:2993.0
Player
Index
S
90.3
Rank #21 (1989-90)
  • 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 18.4
Rebounds 3.8
Assists 9.4
Steals 1.7
Blocks 0.2
Field Goal Pct 43.8%
Field Goals Made 7.1
Field Goals Attempted 16.3
Three Point Pct 30.9%
Three Pointers Made 0.5
Three Pointers Attempted 1.7
Free Throw Pct 77.5%
Free Throws Made 3.6
Free Throws Attempted 4.7
Turnovers 4.0
Personal Fouls 2.5
Win Shares 6.7
True Shooting Pct 50.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 17.3
Usage Pct 26.0%
Box Plus Minus 2.9
Value Over Replacement Player 3.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 6.7
Reg. Win Burden % 14.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 262.2
Postseason ISR 374.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 21.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 28.4%

HooperROI

Salary $2,100,000
Overpay Index 1.03
Contract Value Rating 9.9/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 83.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 107.67
Postseason Score 144.43
Season Score 452.87
Years Experience 9

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $25,926
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%