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LaPhonso Ellis
1995-96

LaPhonso Ellis

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Prime
Age:25
Position:SF
Team:DEN
Games:45
Minutes (Per Game):28.2
Total Minutes:1269.0
Player
Index
D
33.9
Rank #268 (1995-96)
  • 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 10.5
Rebounds 7.2
Assists 1.6
Steals 0.8
Blocks 0.7
Field Goal Pct 43.8%
Field Goals Made 4.2
Field Goals Attempted 9.6
Three Point Pct 18.2%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.5
Free Throw Pct 60.1%
Free Throws Made 2.0
Free Throws Attempted 3.3
Turnovers 1.8
Personal Fouls 3.6
Win Shares 1.0
True Shooting Pct 47.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 12.1
Usage Pct 20.4%
Box Plus Minus -3.1
Value Over Replacement Player -0.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.6
Reg. Win Burden % 2.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 30.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 3.3%

HooperROI

Salary $3,039,000
Overpay Index 3.56
Contract Value Rating 3.6/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 57.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 20.7
Season Score 20.7
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,388,185
Availability % 54.9%
Cap Wasted % 6.00%