Back
Kobe Bryant
1996-97

Kobe Bryant

View on BR
Age:18
Position:SF
Team:LAL
Games:71
Minutes (Per Game):15.5
Total Minutes:1103.0
Player
Index
C-
42.9
Rank #188 (1996-97)
Potential Index
B
68.1
Rank #24 (1996-97)

Archetypes

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

🔥 Volume Scorer 🛡️ 3-and-D ⚖️ Two-Way
  • 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 7.6
Rebounds 1.9
Assists 1.3
Steals 0.7
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 41.7%
Field Goals Made 2.5
Field Goals Attempted 5.9
Three Point Pct 37.5%
Three Pointers Made 0.7
Three Pointers Attempted 1.9
Free Throw Pct 81.9%
Free Throws Made 1.9
Free Throws Attempted 2.3
Turnovers 1.6
Personal Fouls 1.4
Win Shares 1.8
True Shooting Pct 54.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 14.4
Usage Pct 24.7%
Box Plus Minus -0.1
Value Over Replacement Player 0.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.8
Reg. Win Burden % 3.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 58.0
Postseason ISR 40.4
Reg. Season ICS (%) 4.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 4.3%

HooperROI

Salary $1,015,000
Overpay Index 0.94
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 51.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 32.89
Postseason Score 10.7
Season Score 44.23
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $137,840
Availability % 86.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.60%