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Sam Merrill
2022-23

Sam Merrill

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Age:26
Position:SG
Team:CLE
Games:5
Minutes (Per Game):11.8
Total Minutes:59.0
Player
Index
D
30.4
Rank #435 (2022-23)
  • 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 5.0
Rebounds 1.8
Assists 1.0
Steals 0.8
Blocks 0.0
Field Goal Pct 40.9%
Field Goals Made 1.8
Field Goals Attempted 4.4
Three Point Pct 27.8%
Three Pointers Made 1.0
Three Pointers Attempted 3.6
Free Throw Pct 100.0%
Free Throws Made 0.4
Free Throws Attempted 0.4
Turnovers 0.0
Personal Fouls 0.6
Win Shares 0.2
True Shooting Pct 54.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 15.5
Usage Pct 17.3%
Box Plus Minus 1.2
Value Over Replacement Player 0.0

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 2.8
Reg. Win Burden % 0.3%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 3.4
Reg. Season ICS (%) 0.3%

HooperROI

Salary $850,000
Overpay Index 2.01
Contract Value Rating 7.5/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 50.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 2.95
Season Score 2.95
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $808,025
Availability % 6.1%
Cap Wasted % 0.70%