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LaPhonso Ellis
2000-01

LaPhonso Ellis

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Age:30
Position:PF
Team:MIN
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):23.8
Total Minutes:1948.0
Player
Index
B-
56.5
Rank #104 (2000-01)
  • 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 9.4
Rebounds 6.0
Assists 1.1
Steals 0.8
Blocks 0.9
Field Goal Pct 46.4%
Field Goals Made 3.6
Field Goals Attempted 7.8
Three Point Pct 31.8%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.3
Free Throw Pct 79.0%
Free Throws Made 2.1
Free Throws Attempted 2.6
Turnovers 1.3
Personal Fouls 3.5
Win Shares 5.2
True Shooting Pct 52.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 16.0
Usage Pct 19.6%
Box Plus Minus -1.2
Value Over Replacement Player 0.4

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 5.2
Reg. Win Burden % 11.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 85.9
Postseason ISR 15.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 8.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 2.0%

HooperROI

Salary $1,200,000
Overpay Index 0.21
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 61.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 76.35
Postseason Score 4.19
Season Score 80.79
Years Experience 9

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 100.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%