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Norm Nixon
1985-86

Norm Nixon

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Age:30
Position:PG
Team:LAC
Games:67
Minutes (Per Game):31.9
Total Minutes:2138.0
Player
Index
B-
56.0
Rank #107 (1985-86)
  • 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 14.6
Rebounds 2.7
Assists 8.6
Steals 1.3
Blocks 0.0
Field Goal Pct 43.8%
Field Goals Made 6.0
Field Goals Attempted 13.7
Three Point Pct 34.7%
Three Pointers Made 0.6
Three Pointers Attempted 1.8
Free Throw Pct 80.9%
Free Throws Made 2.0
Free Throws Attempted 2.4
Turnovers 2.8
Personal Fouls 2.1
Win Shares 2.0
True Shooting Pct 49.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 15.7
Usage Pct 22.2%
Box Plus Minus -0.9
Value Over Replacement Player 0.6

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 2.1
Reg. Win Burden % 7.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 112.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 12.6%

HooperROI

Salary $650,000
Overpay Index 1.56
Contract Value Rating 8.6/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 69.4

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 49.97
Season Score 49.97
Years Experience 9

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $120,370
Availability % 81.7%
Cap Wasted % 2.80%