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Lonnie Shelton
1985-86

Lonnie Shelton

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Age:30
Position:PF
Team:CLE
Games:44
Minutes (Per Game):15.5
Total Minutes:682.0
Player
Index
D-
22.8
Rank #278 (1985-86)
  • 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 4.5
Rebounds 3.3
Assists 1.4
Steals 0.5
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 48.9%
Field Goals Made 2.1
Field Goals Attempted 4.3
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 87.5%
Free Throws Made 0.3
Free Throws Attempted 0.4
Turnovers 1.1
Personal Fouls 2.9
Win Shares 0.5
True Shooting Pct 50.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 8.5
Usage Pct 14.6%
Box Plus Minus -3.6
Value Over Replacement Player -0.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 0.8
Reg. Win Burden % 1.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 6.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 0.8%

HooperROI

Salary $420,000
Overpay Index 6.03

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 7.66
Season Score 7.66
Years Experience 10

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $197,037
Availability % 53.7%
Cap Wasted % 4.60%