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Shaquille O'Neal
1995-96

Shaquille O'Neal

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Age:23
Position:C
Team:ORL
Games:54
Minutes (Per Game):36.0
Total Minutes:1946.0
Player
Index
S
90.7
Rank #18 (1995-96)
Potential Index
S
94.9
Rank #2 (1995-96)

Archetypes

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

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  • 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 26.6
Rebounds 11.0
Assists 2.9
Steals 0.6
Blocks 2.1
Field Goal Pct 57.3%
Field Goals Made 11.0
Field Goals Attempted 19.1
Three Point Pct 50.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 48.7%
Free Throws Made 4.6
Free Throws Attempted 9.5
Turnovers 2.9
Personal Fouls 3.6
Win Shares 6.9
True Shooting Pct 57.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 26.4
Usage Pct 32.8%
Box Plus Minus 3.7
Value Over Replacement Player 2.8

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 9.0
Reg. Win Burden % 16.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 214.3
Postseason ISR 328.6
Reg. Season ICS (%) 17.4%
Postseason ICS (%) 30.6%

HooperROI

Salary $5,700,000
Overpay Index 1.14
Contract Value Rating 9.7/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 96.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 109.49
Postseason Score 100.17
Season Score 250.67
Years Experience 4

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,970,370
Availability % 65.9%
Cap Wasted % 8.50%