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Norm Nixon
1977-78

Norm Nixon

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Age:22
Position:PG
Team:LAL
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):34.3
Total Minutes:2779.0
Player
Index
B-
55.5
Rank #69 (1977-78)
Potential Index
B
68.2
Rank #18 (1977-78)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

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  • 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 13.7
Rebounds 3.0
Assists 6.8
Steals 1.7
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 49.7%
Field Goals Made 6.1
Field Goals Attempted 12.3
Free Throw Pct 71.4%
Free Throws Made 1.4
Free Throws Attempted 2.0
Turnovers 3.1
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 4.5
True Shooting Pct 51.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 14.1
Usage Pct 18.5%
Box Plus Minus -0.9
Value Over Replacement Player 0.8

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 10.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 105.9
Postseason ISR 70.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 10.1%
Postseason ICS (%) 8.4%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 71.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 74.19
Postseason Score 8.44
Season Score 83.14
Years Experience 1