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Sam Merrill
2020-21

Sam Merrill

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Age:24
Position:SG
Team:MIL
Games:30
Minutes (Per Game):7.8
Total Minutes:233.0
Player
Index
D
33.2
Rank #345 (2020-21)
Potential Index
D-
27.0
Rank #211 (2020-21)

Archetypes

NOTE: Archetypes are generated based on player potential (Potential Index).

🎯 Sharpshooter
  • 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 3.0
Rebounds 1.0
Assists 0.7
Steals 0.3
Blocks 0.0
Field Goal Pct 44.4%
Field Goals Made 1.1
Field Goals Attempted 2.4
Three Point Pct 44.7%
Three Pointers Made 0.7
Three Pointers Attempted 1.6
Free Throw Pct 100.0%
Free Throws Made 0.1
Free Throws Attempted 0.1
Turnovers 0.3
Personal Fouls 0.6
Win Shares 0.5
True Shooting Pct 60.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 11.9
Usage Pct 15.0%
Box Plus Minus -1.0
Value Over Replacement Player 0.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 1.2
Reg. Win Burden % 1.1%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 8.0
Postseason ISR 2.5
Reg. Season ICS (%) 0.7%
Postseason ICS (%) 0.2%

HooperROI

Salary $898,310
Overpay Index 0.86
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.0

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 8.19
Postseason Score 2.45
Season Score 10.84
Years Experience 1

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $531,395
Availability % 41.7%
Cap Wasted % 0.50%