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Larry Johnson
1996-97

Larry Johnson

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Age:27
Position:SF
Team:NYK
Games:76
Minutes (Per Game):34.4
Total Minutes:2613.0
Player
Index
B+
70.4
Rank #65 (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 12.8
Rebounds 5.2
Assists 2.3
Steals 0.8
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 51.2%
Field Goals Made 4.9
Field Goals Attempted 9.7
Three Point Pct 32.4%
Three Pointers Made 0.4
Three Pointers Attempted 1.4
Free Throw Pct 69.3%
Free Throws Made 2.5
Free Throws Attempted 3.6
Turnovers 1.8
Personal Fouls 3.3
Win Shares 7.7
True Shooting Pct 57.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 13.8
Usage Pct 17.5%
Box Plus Minus 1.3
Value Over Replacement Player 2.2

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.7
Reg. Win Burden % 14.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 150.6
Postseason ISR 156.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 12.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 14.2%

HooperROI

Salary $5,004,000
Overpay Index 1.02
Contract Value Rating 9.9/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 65.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 95.05
Postseason Score 44.02
Season Score 141.71
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $370,667
Availability % 92.7%
Cap Wasted % 1.50%