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Josh Smith
2008-09

Josh Smith

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Age:23
Position:PF
Team:ATL
Games:69
Minutes (Per Game):35.1
Total Minutes:2421.0
Player
Index
A-
76.2
Rank #45 (2008-09)
Potential Index
A
81.5
Rank #16 (2008-09)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

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  • 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 15.6
Rebounds 7.2
Assists 2.4
Steals 1.4
Blocks 1.6
Field Goal Pct 49.2%
Field Goals Made 6.1
Field Goals Attempted 12.3
Three Point Pct 29.9%
Three Pointers Made 0.4
Three Pointers Attempted 1.3
Free Throw Pct 58.8%
Free Throws Made 3.1
Free Throws Attempted 5.2
Turnovers 2.3
Personal Fouls 2.7
Win Shares 4.9
True Shooting Pct 53.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 17.2
Usage Pct 22.6%
Box Plus Minus 1.7
Value Over Replacement Player 2.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 5.0
Reg. Win Burden % 10.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 161.0
Postseason ISR 223.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 15.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 26.0%

HooperROI

Salary $10,000,000
Overpay Index 1.03
Contract Value Rating 9.9/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 80.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 75.06
Postseason Score 54.07
Season Score 132.37
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,604,938
Availability % 84.1%
Cap Wasted % 2.70%