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Pau Gasol
2008-09

Pau Gasol

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Peak Prime
Age:28
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):37.0
Total Minutes:2999.0
Player
Index
S+
95.6
Rank #13 (2008-09)
  • 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 18.9
Rebounds 9.6
Assists 3.5
Steals 0.6
Blocks 1.0
Field Goal Pct 56.7%
Field Goals Made 7.3
Field Goals Attempted 12.9
Three Point Pct 50.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 78.1%
Free Throws Made 4.2
Free Throws Attempted 5.4
Turnovers 1.9
Personal Fouls 2.1
Win Shares 13.9
True Shooting Pct 61.7%
Player Efficiency Rating 22.2
Usage Pct 20.4%
Box Plus Minus 4.5
Value Over Replacement Player 5.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 13.9
Reg. Win Burden % 23.2%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 279.2
Postseason ISR 277.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 21.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 21.7%

HooperROI

Salary $15,106,000
Overpay Index 0.67
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 97.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 193.73
Postseason Score 190.94
Season Score 436.55
Years Experience 8

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $186,494
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.30%