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Norm Nixon
1979-80

Norm Nixon

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Prime
Age:24
Position:PG
Team:LAL
Games:82
Minutes (Per Game):39.3
Total Minutes:3226.0
Player
Index
B+
71.7
Rank #37 (1979-80)
Potential Index
A-
75.9
Rank #19 (1979-80)

Archetypes

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

🎭 Playmaker
  • 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 17.6
Rebounds 2.8
Assists 7.8
Steals 1.8
Blocks 0.2
Field Goal Pct 51.6%
Field Goals Made 7.6
Field Goals Attempted 14.7
Three Point Pct 12.5%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 77.9%
Free Throws Made 2.4
Free Throws Attempted 3.1
Turnovers 3.5
Personal Fouls 2.9
Win Shares 6.7
True Shooting Pct 54.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 14.9
Usage Pct 20.0%
Box Plus Minus -0.7
Value Over Replacement Player 1.1

HooperIndex

Reg. Win Burden % 12.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 165.0
Postseason ISR 174.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 13.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 13.2%

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 84.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 101.27
Postseason Score 77.12
Season Score 186.32
Years Experience 3