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Sam Merrill
2023-24

Sam Merrill

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Prime
Age:27
Position:SG
Team:CLE
Games:61
Minutes (Per Game):17.5
Total Minutes:1069.0
Player
Index
C-
44.5
Rank #199 (2023-24)
  • 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 8.0
Rebounds 2.0
Assists 1.8
Steals 0.3
Blocks 0.1
Field Goal Pct 40.2%
Field Goals Made 2.6
Field Goals Attempted 6.4
Three Point Pct 40.4%
Three Pointers Made 2.3
Three Pointers Attempted 5.8
Free Throw Pct 92.9%
Free Throws Made 0.4
Free Throws Attempted 0.5
Turnovers 0.3
Personal Fouls 1.2
Win Shares 2.8
True Shooting Pct 59.8%
Player Efficiency Rating 13.1
Usage Pct 17.5%
Box Plus Minus 0.5
Value Over Replacement Player 0.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 3.2
Reg. Win Burden % 6.0%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 53.2
Postseason ISR 16.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 4.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 1.8%

HooperROI

Salary $1,997,238
Overpay Index 0.22
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 51.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 39.23
Postseason Score 12.77
Season Score 52.77
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $517,802
Availability % 74.4%
Cap Wasted % 0.40%