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Jimmy Butler
2017-18

Jimmy Butler

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Age:28
Position:SG
Team:MIN
Games:59
Minutes (Per Game):36.7
Total Minutes:2164.0
Player
Index
A+
89.6
Rank #16 (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 22.2
Rebounds 5.3
Assists 4.9
Steals 2.0
Blocks 0.4
Field Goal Pct 47.4%
Field Goals Made 7.4
Field Goals Attempted 15.6
Three Point Pct 35.0%
Three Pointers Made 1.2
Three Pointers Attempted 3.4
Free Throw Pct 85.4%
Free Throws Made 6.2
Free Throws Attempted 7.2
Turnovers 1.8
Personal Fouls 1.3
Win Shares 8.9
True Shooting Pct 59.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 23.7
Usage Pct 24.9%
Box Plus Minus 5.8
Value Over Replacement Player 4.2

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.6
Reg. Win Burden % 23.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 223.2
Postseason ISR 128.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 20.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 18.4%

HooperROI

Salary $19,301,070
Overpay Index 0.62
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 93.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 119.18
Postseason Score 23.78
Season Score 224.39
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $5,480,551
Availability % 72.0%
Cap Wasted % 5.50%