2025-26
Nick Smith Jr.
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Age:21
Position:SG
Team:LAL
Games:25
Minutes (Per Game):12.7
Total Minutes:318.0
Player
Index
Index
D
32.7*
Rank #347 (2025-26)
Potential Index
D
33.2
Rank #166 (2025-26)
NOTE: The Player Index is not complete for the current season and can change until the season concludes.
Index Glossary
- 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
Season Stats
Points
5.8
Rebounds
0.8
Assists
1.1
Steals
0.4
Blocks
0.1
Field Goal Pct
42.1%
Field Goals Made
2.2
Field Goals Attempted
5.3
Three Point Pct
39.1%
Three Pointers Made
1.1
Three Pointers Attempted
2.8
Free Throw Pct
63.6%
Free Throws Made
0.3
Free Throws Attempted
0.4
Turnovers
0.8
Personal Fouls
1.0
Advanced Stats
Win Shares
0.0
True Shooting Pct
53.0%
Player Efficiency Rating
9.2
Usage Pct
21.5%
Box Plus Minus
-5.2
Value Over Replacement Player
-0.3
HooperIndex
Potential Win Shares
-0.1
Reg. Win Burden %
-0.2%
HooperImpact
Reg. Season ISR
2.2
Reg. Season ICS (%)
0.2%
HooperROI
Salary
$2,710,680
NBA Comparison Tool
Overall Score
50.0
HooperJourney
Reg. Season Score
2.25
Season Score
2.25
Years Experience
3
NBA CapHole Tracker
Cap Hole
$0
Availability %
39.1%
Cap Wasted %
0.00%