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LaPhonso Ellis
1992-93

LaPhonso Ellis

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Age:22
Position:PF
Team:DEN
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):33.5
Total Minutes:2749.0
Player
Index
B+
74.4
Rank #52 (1992-93)
Potential Index
A
80.8
Rank #9 (1992-93)

Archetypes

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

⚖️ Two-Way 💪 Rebounder
  • 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 14.7
Rebounds 9.1
Assists 1.8
Steals 0.9
Blocks 1.4
Field Goal Pct 50.4%
Field Goals Made 5.9
Field Goals Attempted 11.7
Three Point Pct 15.4%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.2
Free Throw Pct 74.8%
Free Throws Made 2.9
Free Throws Attempted 3.9
Turnovers 1.9
Personal Fouls 3.6
Win Shares 8.0
True Shooting Pct 54.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 16.6
Usage Pct 18.5%
Box Plus Minus 0.8
Value Over Replacement Player 2.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 8.0
Reg. Win Burden % 23.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 165.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 17.6%

HooperROI

Salary $1,900,000
Overpay Index 0.42
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 75.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 113.02
Season Score 113.02
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

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