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LaPhonso Ellis
1996-97

LaPhonso Ellis

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Peak Prime
Age:26
Position:PF
Team:DEN
Games:55
Minutes (Per Game):36.4
Total Minutes:2002.0
Player
Index
B+
74.0
Rank #53 (1996-97)
  • 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 21.9
Rebounds 7.0
Assists 2.4
Steals 0.8
Blocks 0.7
Field Goal Pct 43.9%
Field Goals Made 8.1
Field Goals Attempted 18.4
Three Point Pct 36.7%
Three Pointers Made 1.7
Three Pointers Attempted 4.7
Free Throw Pct 77.3%
Free Throws Made 4.0
Free Throws Attempted 5.1
Turnovers 2.1
Personal Fouls 3.3
Win Shares 3.6
True Shooting Pct 52.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.2
Usage Pct 28.0%
Box Plus Minus 0.5
Value Over Replacement Player 1.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 4.6
Reg. Win Burden % 21.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 142.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 18.8%

HooperROI

Salary $3,294,000
Overpay Index 0.66
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 79.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 69.8
Season Score 69.8
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,098,000
Availability % 67.1%
Cap Wasted % 4.40%