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Paul Pierce
2008-09

Paul Pierce

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Age:31
Position:SF
Team:BOS
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):37.5
Total Minutes:3035.0
Player
Index
A+
87.2
Rank #22 (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 20.5
Rebounds 5.6
Assists 3.6
Steals 1.0
Blocks 0.3
Field Goal Pct 45.7%
Field Goals Made 6.7
Field Goals Attempted 14.6
Three Point Pct 39.1%
Three Pointers Made 1.5
Three Pointers Attempted 3.8
Free Throw Pct 83.0%
Free Throws Made 5.7
Free Throws Attempted 6.8
Turnovers 2.8
Personal Fouls 2.7
Win Shares 10.3
True Shooting Pct 58.2%
Player Efficiency Rating 17.7
Usage Pct 25.4%
Box Plus Minus 3.1
Value Over Replacement Player 3.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.4
Reg. Win Burden % 20.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 244.9
Postseason ISR 196.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 19.5%
Postseason ICS (%) 19.4%

HooperROI

Salary $18,077,903
Overpay Index 0.98
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 82.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 130.43
Postseason Score 74.1
Season Score 308.98
Years Experience 11

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $223,184
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.40%