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LeBron James
2008-09

LeBron James

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#1 PLI
Age:24
Position:SF
Team:CLE
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):37.7
Total Minutes:3054.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2008-09)
Potential Index
S
94.4
Rank #6 (2008-09)

Archetypes

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

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  • Player Index (PLI) β€” 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) β€” 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 β€” Career-high OVR season (only one per player, once decline from that peak is visible).
  • Prime β€” One of the three seasons in the player's best 3-year stretch by average OVR.
  • Lookout β€” A or better Potential Index (POI) in the player’s second year (year_exp = 1).
  • #1 PLI β€” Ranked #1 in the league in Player Index that season.
  • #1 POI β€” 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: β‰₯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 28.4
Rebounds 7.6
Assists 7.2
Steals 1.7
Blocks 1.1
Field Goal Pct 48.9%
Field Goals Made 9.7
Field Goals Attempted 19.9
Three Point Pct 34.4%
Three Pointers Made 1.6
Three Pointers Attempted 4.7
Free Throw Pct 78.0%
Free Throws Made 7.3
Free Throws Attempted 9.4
Turnovers 3.0
Personal Fouls 1.7
Win Shares 20.3
True Shooting Pct 59.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 31.7
Usage Pct 33.8%
Box Plus Minus 13.2
Value Over Replacement Player 11.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 20.2
Reg. Win Burden % 53.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 559.8
Postseason ISR 656.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 42.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 54.1%

HooperROI

Salary $14,410,581
Overpay Index 0.38
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 262.4
Postseason Score 195.47
Season Score 829.6
Years Experience 6

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $177,908
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%