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Paul Pierce
1998-99

Paul Pierce

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Age:21
Position:SF
Team:BOS
Games:48
Minutes (Per Game):34.0
Total Minutes:1632.0
Player
Index
A+
86.0
Rank #28 (1998-99)
Potential Index
A+
89.6
Rank #9 (1998-99)

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 16.5
Rebounds 6.4
Assists 2.4
Steals 1.7
Blocks 1.0
Field Goal Pct 43.9%
Field Goals Made 5.9
Field Goals Attempted 13.5
Three Point Pct 41.2%
Three Pointers Made 1.8
Three Pointers Attempted 4.3
Free Throw Pct 71.3%
Free Throws Made 2.9
Free Throws Attempted 4.1
Turnovers 2.4
Personal Fouls 2.9
Win Shares 4.9
True Shooting Pct 54.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 19.2
Usage Pct 23.1%
Box Plus Minus 3.7
Value Over Replacement Player 2.3

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.1
Reg. Win Burden % 28.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 226.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 25.7%

HooperROI

Salary $1,165,000
Overpay Index 0.16
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 85.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 73.15
Season Score 73.15
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $47,551
Availability % 96.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.20%