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LaPhonso Ellis
1997-98

LaPhonso Ellis

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Prime
Age:27
Position:SF
Team:DEN
Games:76
Minutes (Per Game):33.9
Total Minutes:2575.0
Player
Index
B
61.9
Rank #100 (1997-98)
  • 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 14.3
Rebounds 7.2
Assists 2.8
Steals 0.9
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 40.7%
Field Goals Made 5.4
Field Goals Attempted 13.3
Three Point Pct 28.4%
Three Pointers Made 0.8
Three Pointers Attempted 2.6
Free Throw Pct 80.5%
Free Throws Made 2.7
Free Throws Attempted 3.4
Turnovers 2.3
Personal Fouls 3.0
Win Shares 1.4
True Shooting Pct 48.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 14.4
Usage Pct 22.9%
Box Plus Minus -2.1
Value Over Replacement Player -0.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.3
Reg. Win Burden % 11.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 109.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 17.3%

HooperROI

Salary $3,650,000
Overpay Index 1.84
Contract Value Rating 7.9/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 65.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 45.09
Season Score 45.09
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $270,370
Availability % 92.7%
Cap Wasted % 1.00%