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James Harden
2017-18

James Harden

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:28
Position:SG
Team:HOU
Games:72
Minutes (Per Game):35.4
Total Minutes:2551.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2017-18)
  • 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 30.4
Rebounds 5.4
Assists 8.8
Steals 1.8
Blocks 0.7
Field Goal Pct 44.9%
Field Goals Made 9.0
Field Goals Attempted 20.1
Three Point Pct 36.7%
Three Pointers Made 3.7
Three Pointers Attempted 10.0
Free Throw Pct 85.8%
Free Throws Made 8.7
Free Throws Attempted 10.1
Turnovers 4.4
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 15.4
True Shooting Pct 61.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 29.8
Usage Pct 36.1%
Box Plus Minus 9.9
Value Over Replacement Player 7.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 15.3
Reg. Win Burden % 46.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 436.9
Postseason ISR 393.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 33.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 33.8%

HooperROI

Salary $28,299,399
Overpay Index 0.58
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 197.66
Postseason Score 129.57
Season Score 635.0
Years Experience 9

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $3,493,753
Availability % 87.8%
Cap Wasted % 3.50%