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James Harden
2023-24

James Harden

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Age:34
Position:PG
Team:LAC
Games:72
Minutes (Per Game):34.3
Total Minutes:2470.0
Player
Index
A+
90.0
Rank #18 (2023-24)
  • 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 16.6
Rebounds 5.1
Assists 8.5
Steals 1.1
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 42.8%
Field Goals Made 4.9
Field Goals Attempted 11.4
Three Point Pct 38.1%
Three Pointers Made 2.6
Three Pointers Attempted 6.8
Free Throw Pct 87.8%
Free Throws Made 4.2
Free Throws Attempted 4.8
Turnovers 2.6
Personal Fouls 1.8
Win Shares 8.4
True Shooting Pct 61.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.6
Usage Pct 20.6%
Box Plus Minus 4.1
Value Over Replacement Player 3.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 8.4
Reg. Win Burden % 20.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 205.3
Postseason ISR 269.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 18.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 32.4%

HooperROI

Salary $35,680,595
Overpay Index 1.04
Contract Value Rating 9.9/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 91.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 121.05
Postseason Score 51.8
Season Score 175.96
Years Experience 15

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $4,405,012
Availability % 87.8%
Cap Wasted % 3.20%