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Michael Jordan
1996-97

Michael Jordan

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#1 PLI
Age:33
Position:SG
Team:CHI
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):37.9
Total Minutes:3106.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (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 29.6
Rebounds 5.9
Assists 4.3
Steals 1.7
Blocks 0.5
Field Goal Pct 48.6%
Field Goals Made 11.2
Field Goals Attempted 23.1
Three Point Pct 37.4%
Three Pointers Made 1.4
Three Pointers Attempted 3.6
Free Throw Pct 83.3%
Free Throws Made 5.9
Free Throws Attempted 7.0
Turnovers 2.0
Personal Fouls 1.9
Win Shares 18.3
True Shooting Pct 56.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 27.8
Usage Pct 33.2%
Box Plus Minus 8.9
Value Over Replacement Player 8.6

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 18.3
Reg. Win Burden % 41.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 501.7
Postseason ISR 522.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 37.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 38.6%

HooperROI

Salary $30,140,000
Overpay Index 2.13
Contract Value Rating 7.2/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 98.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 275.7
Postseason Score 159.61
Season Score 789.54
Years Experience 12

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $0
Availability % 100.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.00%