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Lionel Simmons
1996-97

Lionel Simmons

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Age:28
Position:SF
Team:SAC
Games:41
Minutes (Per Game):12.7
Total Minutes:521.0
Player
Index
D-
19.4
Rank #411 (1996-97)
  • 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 3.4
Rebounds 2.5
Assists 1.4
Steals 0.2
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 33.1%
Field Goals Made 1.1
Field Goals Attempted 3.3
Three Point Pct 23.3%
Three Pointers Made 0.2
Three Pointers Attempted 0.7
Free Throw Pct 87.5%
Free Throws Made 1.0
Free Throws Attempted 1.2
Turnovers 0.8
Personal Fouls 1.5
Win Shares 0.3
True Shooting Pct 44.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 9.4
Usage Pct 16.5%
Box Plus Minus -2.8
Value Over Replacement Player -0.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 0.5
Reg. Win Burden % 0.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 9.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 1.0%

HooperROI

Salary $3,194,000
Overpay Index 15.03

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 5.3
Season Score 5.3
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,616,716
Availability % 50.0%
Cap Wasted % 6.60%