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LeBron James
2003-04

LeBron James

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Age:19
Position:SG
Team:CLE
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):39.5
Total Minutes:3122.0
Player
Index
A+
86.0
Rank #30 (2003-04)
Potential Index
S
94.1
Rank #5 (2003-04)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

🔥 Volume Scorer 🎭 Playmaker ⚖️ Two-Way
  • 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 20.9
Rebounds 5.5
Assists 5.9
Steals 1.6
Blocks 0.7
Field Goal Pct 41.7%
Field Goals Made 7.9
Field Goals Attempted 18.9
Three Point Pct 29.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.8
Three Pointers Attempted 2.7
Free Throw Pct 75.4%
Free Throws Made 4.4
Free Throws Attempted 5.8
Turnovers 3.5
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 5.1
True Shooting Pct 48.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.3
Usage Pct 28.2%
Box Plus Minus 1.7
Value Over Replacement Player 2.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 5.1
Reg. Win Burden % 17.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 257.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 27.8%

HooperROI

Salary $4,018,920
Overpay Index 0.36
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 88.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 105.09
Season Score 165.09
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $148,849
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%