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James Harden
2016-17

James Harden

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#1 PLI
Age:27
Position:PG
Team:HOU
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):36.4
Total Minutes:2947.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2016-17)
  • 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 29.1
Rebounds 8.1
Assists 11.2
Steals 1.5
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 44.0%
Field Goals Made 8.3
Field Goals Attempted 18.9
Three Point Pct 34.7%
Three Pointers Made 3.2
Three Pointers Attempted 9.3
Free Throw Pct 84.7%
Free Throws Made 9.2
Free Throws Attempted 10.9
Turnovers 5.7
Personal Fouls 2.7
Win Shares 15.0
True Shooting Pct 61.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 27.4
Usage Pct 34.2%
Box Plus Minus 8.7
Value Over Replacement Player 8.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 15.0
Reg. Win Burden % 53.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 485.9
Postseason ISR 341.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 41.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 32.7%

HooperROI

Salary $26,540,100
Overpay Index 0.59
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 232.93
Postseason Score 67.36
Season Score 429.33
Years Experience 8

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $327,656
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%