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LaPhonso Ellis
1993-94

LaPhonso Ellis

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Age:23
Position:PF
Team:DEN
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):34.2
Total Minutes:2699.0
Player
Index
A-
78.4
Rank #38 (1993-94)
Potential Index
A-
78.3
Rank #14 (1993-94)

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 15.4
Rebounds 8.6
Assists 2.1
Steals 0.8
Blocks 1.0
Field Goal Pct 50.2%
Field Goals Made 6.1
Field Goals Attempted 12.2
Three Point Pct 30.4%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.3
Free Throw Pct 67.4%
Free Throws Made 3.1
Free Throws Attempted 4.5
Turnovers 2.2
Personal Fouls 3.8
Win Shares 7.6
True Shooting Pct 54.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 15.9
Usage Pct 20.4%
Box Plus Minus 0.6
Value Over Replacement Player 1.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.6
Reg. Win Burden % 19.4%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 159.9
Postseason ISR 168.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 15.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 16.6%

HooperROI

Salary $2,350,000
Overpay Index 0.56
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 75.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 107.11
Postseason Score 57.26
Season Score 167.81
Years Experience 2

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $87,037
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 0.60%