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Kobe Bryant
2008-09

Kobe Bryant

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:30
Position:SG
Team:LAL
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):36.1
Total Minutes:2960.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2008-09)
  • 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 26.8
Rebounds 5.2
Assists 4.9
Steals 1.5
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 46.7%
Field Goals Made 9.8
Field Goals Attempted 20.9
Three Point Pct 35.1%
Three Pointers Made 1.4
Three Pointers Attempted 4.1
Free Throw Pct 85.6%
Free Throws Made 5.9
Free Throws Attempted 6.9
Turnovers 2.6
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 12.7
True Shooting Pct 56.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 24.4
Usage Pct 32.2%
Box Plus Minus 5.9
Value Over Replacement Player 5.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 12.7
Reg. Win Burden % 30.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 408.5
Postseason ISR 443.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 31.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 34.7%

HooperROI

Salary $21,262,500
Overpay Index 0.9
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 97.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 199.18
Postseason Score 181.48
Season Score 735.22
Years Experience 13

NBA CapHole Tracker

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