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LeBron James
2005-06

LeBron James

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Peak #1 PLI
Age:21
Position:SF
Team:CLE
Games:79
Minutes (Per Game):42.5
Total Minutes:3361.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2005-06)
Potential Index
S+
98.3
Rank #2 (2005-06)

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 31.4
Rebounds 7.0
Assists 6.6
Steals 1.6
Blocks 0.8
Field Goal Pct 48.0%
Field Goals Made 11.1
Field Goals Attempted 23.1
Three Point Pct 33.5%
Three Pointers Made 1.6
Three Pointers Attempted 4.8
Free Throw Pct 73.8%
Free Throws Made 7.6
Free Throws Attempted 10.3
Turnovers 3.3
Personal Fouls 2.3
Win Shares 16.3
True Shooting Pct 56.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 28.1
Usage Pct 33.6%
Box Plus Minus 9.1
Value Over Replacement Player 9.4

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 16.2
Reg. Win Burden % 56.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 512.7
Postseason ISR 461.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 46.2%
Postseason ICS (%) 44.0%

HooperROI

Salary $4,621,800
Overpay Index 0.17
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 231.25
Postseason Score 114.19
Season Score 477.29
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $171,178
Availability % 96.3%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%