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James Harden
2015-16

James Harden

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#1 PLI
Age:26
Position:SG
Team:HOU
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):38.1
Total Minutes:3125.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2015-16)
  • 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 29.0
Rebounds 6.1
Assists 7.5
Steals 1.7
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 43.9%
Field Goals Made 8.7
Field Goals Attempted 19.7
Three Point Pct 35.9%
Three Pointers Made 2.9
Three Pointers Attempted 8.0
Free Throw Pct 86.0%
Free Throws Made 8.8
Free Throws Attempted 10.2
Turnovers 4.6
Personal Fouls 2.8
Win Shares 13.3
True Shooting Pct 59.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 25.3
Usage Pct 32.5%
Box Plus Minus 6.6
Value Over Replacement Player 6.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 13.3
Reg. Win Burden % 56.1%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 455.0
Postseason ISR 356.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 45.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 50.9%

HooperROI

Salary $15,756,438
Overpay Index 0.4
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 220.13
Postseason Score 24.36
Season Score 280.95
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 100.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%