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Kobe Bryant
1998-99

Kobe Bryant

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Age:20
Position:SG
Team:LAL
Games:50
Minutes (Per Game):37.9
Total Minutes:1896.0
Player
Index
S
92.1
Rank #15 (1998-99)
Potential Index
S
93.3
Rank #5 (1998-99)

Archetypes

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

🔥 Volume Scorer ⚖️ 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 19.9
Rebounds 5.3
Assists 3.8
Steals 1.4
Blocks 1.0
Field Goal Pct 46.5%
Field Goals Made 7.2
Field Goals Attempted 15.6
Three Point Pct 26.7%
Three Pointers Made 0.5
Three Pointers Attempted 2.0
Free Throw Pct 83.9%
Free Throws Made 4.9
Free Throws Attempted 5.8
Turnovers 3.1
Personal Fouls 3.1
Win Shares 5.2
True Shooting Pct 54.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.9
Usage Pct 25.3%
Box Plus Minus 2.1
Value Over Replacement Player 1.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.2
Reg. Win Burden % 20.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 238.6
Postseason ISR 211.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 21.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 24.6%

HooperROI

Salary $1,319,000
Overpay Index 0.16
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 91.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 73.25
Postseason Score 36.26
Season Score 111.69
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 100.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%