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LaPhonso Ellis
2002-03

LaPhonso Ellis

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Age:32
Position:PF
Team:MIA
Games:55
Minutes (Per Game):14.3
Total Minutes:784.0
Player
Index
D+
36.4
Rank #246 (2002-03)
  • 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 5.0
Rebounds 2.9
Assists 0.3
Steals 0.3
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 38.2%
Field Goals Made 1.8
Field Goals Attempted 4.8
Three Point Pct 25.2%
Three Pointers Made 0.5
Three Pointers Attempted 1.9
Free Throw Pct 75.8%
Free Throws Made 0.9
Free Throws Attempted 1.2
Turnovers 0.6
Personal Fouls 1.6
Win Shares 1.1
True Shooting Pct 47.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 11.0
Usage Pct 19.3%
Box Plus Minus -2.7
Value Over Replacement Player -0.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.4
Reg. Win Burden % 4.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 19.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 2.4%

HooperROI

Salary $3,100,000
Overpay Index 1.89
Contract Value Rating 7.8/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 17.38
Season Score 17.38
Years Experience 11

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,033,333
Availability % 67.1%
Cap Wasted % 2.50%