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Shaquille O'Neal
1996-97

Shaquille O'Neal

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Age:24
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:51
Minutes (Per Game):38.1
Total Minutes:1941.0
Player
Index
S+
98.3
Rank #10 (1996-97)
Potential Index
S
92.7
Rank #5 (1996-97)

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 26.2
Rebounds 12.5
Assists 3.1
Steals 0.9
Blocks 2.9
Field Goal Pct 55.7%
Field Goals Made 10.8
Field Goals Attempted 19.4
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.1
Free Throw Pct 48.4%
Free Throws Made 4.5
Free Throws Attempted 9.4
Turnovers 2.9
Personal Fouls 3.5
Win Shares 8.0
True Shooting Pct 55.6%
Player Efficiency Rating 27.1
Usage Pct 31.1%
Box Plus Minus 6.5
Value Over Replacement Player 4.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 10.9
Reg. Win Burden % 19.8%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 291.0
Postseason ISR 339.3
Reg. Season ICS (%) 24.6%
Postseason ICS (%) 36.1%

HooperROI

Salary $10,714,000
Overpay Index 1.75
Contract Value Rating 8.1/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.1

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 132.62
Postseason Score 77.86
Season Score 250.15
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $4,100,420
Availability % 62.2%
Cap Wasted % 16.60%