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LeBron James
2015-16

LeBron James

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#1 PLI
Age:31
Position:SF
Team:CLE
Games:76
Minutes (Per Game):35.6
Total Minutes:2709.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2015-16)
  • 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 25.3
Rebounds 7.4
Assists 6.8
Steals 1.4
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 52.0%
Field Goals Made 9.7
Field Goals Attempted 18.6
Three Point Pct 30.9%
Three Pointers Made 1.1
Three Pointers Attempted 3.7
Free Throw Pct 73.1%
Free Throws Made 4.7
Free Throws Attempted 6.5
Turnovers 3.3
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 13.6
True Shooting Pct 58.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 27.5
Usage Pct 31.4%
Box Plus Minus 9.0
Value Over Replacement Player 7.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 13.6
Reg. Win Burden % 39.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 445.8
Postseason ISR 485.4
Reg. Season ICS (%) 37.3%
Postseason ICS (%) 37.0%

HooperROI

Salary $22,971,000
Overpay Index 0.76
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 97.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 213.58
Postseason Score 230.64
Season Score 742.31
Years Experience 13

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,701,556
Availability % 92.7%
Cap Wasted % 2.40%