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James Harden
2021-22

James Harden

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Age:32
Position:PG
Team:BRK | PHI
Games:65
Minutes (Per Game):37.2
Total Minutes:2419.0
Player
Index
B+
72.0
Rank #46 (2021-22)
  • 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 22.0
Rebounds 7.7
Assists 10.3
Steals 1.3
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 41.0%
Field Goals Made 6.3
Field Goals Attempted 15.3
Three Point Pct 33.0%
Three Pointers Made 2.3
Three Pointers Attempted 6.9
Free Throw Pct 87.7%
Free Throws Made 7.2
Free Throws Attempted 8.2
Turnovers 4.4
Personal Fouls 2.4
Win Shares 7.6
True Shooting Pct 58.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.9
Usage Pct 27.2%
Box Plus Minus 4.0
Value Over Replacement Player 3.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 8.2
Reg. Win Burden % 9.1%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 118.7
Postseason ISR 197.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 11.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 19.6%

HooperROI

Salary $44,310,840
Overpay Index 1.53
Contract Value Rating 8.7/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 97.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 113.41
Postseason Score 66.89
Season Score 219.31
Years Experience 13

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $27,899,418
Availability % 79.3%
Cap Wasted % 24.50%