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Nick Smith Jr.
2023-24

Nick Smith Jr.

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Age:19
Position:SG
Team:CHO
Games:51
Minutes (Per Game):14.3
Total Minutes:729.0
Player
Index
D
33.1
Rank #358 (2023-24)
Potential Index
C-
42.1
Rank #132 (2023-24)
  • 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 5.9
Rebounds 1.4
Assists 1.2
Steals 0.2
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 39.1%
Field Goals Made 2.2
Field Goals Attempted 5.7
Three Point Pct 43.2%
Three Pointers Made 1.2
Three Pointers Attempted 2.9
Free Throw Pct 86.7%
Free Throws Made 0.3
Free Throws Attempted 0.3
Turnovers 0.8
Personal Fouls 1.1
Win Shares -0.5
True Shooting Pct 51.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 8.1
Usage Pct 20.3%
Box Plus Minus -5.9
Value Over Replacement Player -0.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares -0.8
Reg. Win Burden % -1.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 4.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 0.6%

HooperROI

Salary $2,463,960
Overpay Index -0.97

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 0.16
Season Score 0.16
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $942,997
Availability % 62.2%
Cap Wasted % 0.70%