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LaPhonso Ellis
1998-99

LaPhonso Ellis

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Age:28
Position:PF
Team:ATL
Games:20
Minutes (Per Game):27.0
Total Minutes:539.0
Player
Index
D+
35.8
Rank #246 (1998-99)
  • 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 10.2
Rebounds 5.5
Assists 0.9
Steals 0.4
Blocks 0.4
Field Goal Pct 42.1%
Field Goals Made 4.0
Field Goals Attempted 9.5
Three Point Pct 20.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.3
Free Throw Pct 70.5%
Free Throws Made 2.2
Free Throws Attempted 3.1
Turnovers 1.7
Personal Fouls 2.4
Win Shares 0.8
True Shooting Pct 47.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 11.8
Usage Pct 21.9%
Box Plus Minus -2.6
Value Over Replacement Player -0.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 2.9
Reg. Win Burden % 2.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 25.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 2.3%

HooperROI

Salary $1,750,000
Overpay Index 2.04
Contract Value Rating 7.4/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 54.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 11.44
Season Score 11.44
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,071,429
Availability % 40.0%
Cap Wasted % 3.50%