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Sam Merrill
2024-25

Sam Merrill

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Prime
Age:28
Position:SG
Team:CLE
Games:71
Minutes (Per Game):19.7
Total Minutes:1401.0
Player
Index
C-
43.4
Rank #221 (2024-25)
  • 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 7.2
Rebounds 2.2
Assists 1.5
Steals 0.7
Blocks 0.2
Field Goal Pct 40.6%
Field Goals Made 2.4
Field Goals Attempted 6.0
Three Point Pct 37.2%
Three Pointers Made 1.9
Three Pointers Attempted 5.2
Free Throw Pct 96.6%
Free Throws Made 0.4
Free Throws Attempted 0.4
Turnovers 0.5
Personal Fouls 1.7
Win Shares 3.3
True Shooting Pct 58.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 11.1
Usage Pct 14.3%
Box Plus Minus 0.3
Value Over Replacement Player 0.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 3.3
Reg. Win Burden % 4.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 48.7
Postseason ISR 40.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 3.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 3.9%

HooperROI

Salary $2,164,993
Overpay Index 0.21
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 51.2

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 42.01
Postseason Score 19.24
Season Score 62.4
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $294,011
Availability % 86.6%
Cap Wasted % 0.20%