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Jalen Smith
2023-24

Jalen Smith

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Peak Prime
Age:23
Position:C
Team:IND
Games:61
Minutes (Per Game):17.2
Total Minutes:1047.0
Player
Index
C+
50.7
Rank #148 (2023-24)
Potential Index
A-
77.3
Rank #33 (2023-24)

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 9.9
Rebounds 5.5
Assists 1.0
Steals 0.3
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 59.2%
Field Goals Made 3.8
Field Goals Attempted 6.5
Three Point Pct 42.4%
Three Pointers Made 1.0
Three Pointers Attempted 2.4
Free Throw Pct 69.2%
Free Throws Made 1.2
Free Throws Attempted 1.7
Turnovers 0.7
Personal Fouls 2.0
Win Shares 4.0
True Shooting Pct 68.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.7
Usage Pct 19.4%
Box Plus Minus 2.4
Value Over Replacement Player 1.2

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 4.6
Reg. Win Burden % 9.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 67.6
Postseason ISR 2.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 6.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 0.3%

HooperROI

Salary $5,043,773
Overpay Index 0.36
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 59.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 57.87
Postseason Score 4.88
Season Score 63.04
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,307,645
Availability % 74.4%
Cap Wasted % 0.90%