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Norm Nixon
1988-89

Norm Nixon

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Age:33
Position:PG
Team:LAC
Games:53
Minutes (Per Game):24.9
Total Minutes:1318.0
Player
Index
D
34.6
Rank #219 (1988-89)
  • 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 6.8
Rebounds 1.5
Assists 6.4
Steals 0.9
Blocks 0.0
Field Goal Pct 41.4%
Field Goals Made 2.9
Field Goals Attempted 7.0
Three Point Pct 27.6%
Three Pointers Made 0.2
Three Pointers Attempted 0.5
Free Throw Pct 73.8%
Free Throws Made 0.9
Free Throws Attempted 1.2
Turnovers 2.2
Personal Fouls 1.3
Win Shares -0.4
True Shooting Pct 45.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 9.8
Usage Pct 15.5%
Box Plus Minus -4.4
Value Over Replacement Player -0.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares -0.5
Reg. Win Burden % -0.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 12.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 1.6%

HooperROI

Salary $985,000
Overpay Index -8.71

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 52.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 1.5
Season Score 1.5
Years Experience 10

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $352,654
Availability % 64.6%
Cap Wasted % 4.80%