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James Harden
2024-25

James Harden

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Age:35
Position:PG
Team:LAC
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):35.3
Total Minutes:2789.0
Player
Index
S+
97.0
Rank #8 (2024-25)
  • 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 22.8
Rebounds 5.8
Assists 8.7
Steals 1.5
Blocks 0.7
Field Goal Pct 41.0%
Field Goals Made 6.7
Field Goals Attempted 16.4
Three Point Pct 35.2%
Three Pointers Made 3.0
Three Pointers Attempted 8.5
Free Throw Pct 87.4%
Free Throws Made 6.4
Free Throws Attempted 7.3
Turnovers 4.3
Personal Fouls 2.1
Win Shares 8.3
True Shooting Pct 58.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.0
Usage Pct 29.6%
Box Plus Minus 4.3
Value Over Replacement Player 4.4

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 8.3
Reg. Win Burden % 24.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 288.5
Postseason ISR 196.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 26.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 21.2%

HooperROI

Salary $33,653,846
Overpay Index 0.83
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 95.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 134.34
Postseason Score 45.65
Season Score 217.73
Years Experience 16

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,246,439
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 0.90%