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LeBron James
2016-17

LeBron James

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#1 PLI
Age:32
Position:SF
Team:CLE
Games:74
Minutes (Per Game):37.8
Total Minutes:2794.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2016-17)
  • 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 26.4
Rebounds 8.6
Assists 8.7
Steals 1.2
Blocks 0.6
Field Goal Pct 54.8%
Field Goals Made 9.9
Field Goals Attempted 18.2
Three Point Pct 36.3%
Three Pointers Made 1.7
Three Pointers Attempted 4.6
Free Throw Pct 67.4%
Free Throws Made 4.8
Free Throws Attempted 7.2
Turnovers 4.1
Personal Fouls 1.8
Win Shares 12.9
True Shooting Pct 61.9%
Player Efficiency Rating 27.0
Usage Pct 30.0%
Box Plus Minus 7.6
Value Over Replacement Player 6.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 12.9
Reg. Win Burden % 42.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 410.6
Postseason ISR 482.9
Reg. Season ICS (%) 36.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 39.2%

HooperROI

Salary $30,963,450
Overpay Index 0.75
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 213.12
Postseason Score 209.31
Season Score 559.99
Years Experience 14

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $3,058,119
Availability % 90.2%
Cap Wasted % 3.20%