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James Harden
2013-14

James Harden

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#1 PLI
Age:24
Position:SG
Team:HOU
Games:73
Minutes (Per Game):38.0
Total Minutes:2777.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2013-14)
Potential Index
S
94.2
Rank #6 (2013-14)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

🔥 Volume Scorer 🎭 Playmaker ⚖️ Two-Way
  • 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 25.4
Rebounds 4.7
Assists 6.1
Steals 1.6
Blocks 0.4
Field Goal Pct 45.6%
Field Goals Made 7.5
Field Goals Attempted 16.5
Three Point Pct 36.6%
Three Pointers Made 2.4
Three Pointers Attempted 6.6
Free Throw Pct 86.6%
Free Throws Made 7.9
Free Throws Attempted 9.1
Turnovers 3.6
Personal Fouls 2.4
Win Shares 12.8
True Shooting Pct 61.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 23.5
Usage Pct 27.8%
Box Plus Minus 5.6
Value Over Replacement Player 5.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 12.8
Reg. Win Burden % 34.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 305.9
Postseason ISR 214.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 26.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 25.7%

HooperROI

Salary $13,701,250
Overpay Index 0.57
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.9

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 163.85
Postseason Score 40.7
Season Score 331.99
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,522,361
Availability % 89.0%
Cap Wasted % 2.60%