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James Harden
2020-21

James Harden

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Age:31
Position:PG
Team:HOU | BRK
Games:44
Minutes (Per Game):36.6
Total Minutes:1609.0
Player
Index
A-
78.4
Rank #41 (2020-21)
  • 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 24.6
Rebounds 7.9
Assists 10.8
Steals 1.2
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 46.6%
Field Goals Made 7.8
Field Goals Attempted 16.7
Three Point Pct 36.2%
Three Pointers Made 2.8
Three Pointers Attempted 7.6
Free Throw Pct 86.1%
Free Throws Made 6.3
Free Throws Attempted 7.3
Turnovers 4.0
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 7.0
True Shooting Pct 61.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 24.5
Usage Pct 28.4%
Box Plus Minus 7.2
Value Over Replacement Player 3.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 11.1
Reg. Win Burden % 20.4%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 104.7
Postseason ISR 205.4
Reg. Season ICS (%) 11.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 18.9%

HooperROI

Salary $41,254,920
Overpay Index 1.62
Contract Value Rating 8.4/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 108.1
Postseason Score 75.58
Season Score 223.21
Years Experience 12

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $48,808,638
Availability % 61.1%
Cap Wasted % 44.10%