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Shaquille O'Neal
1998-99

Shaquille O'Neal

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Prime #1 PLI
Age:26
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:49
Minutes (Per Game):34.8
Total Minutes:1705.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1998-99)
  • 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 26.3
Rebounds 10.7
Assists 2.3
Steals 0.7
Blocks 1.7
Field Goal Pct 57.6%
Field Goals Made 10.4
Field Goals Attempted 18.1
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 54.0%
Free Throws Made 5.5
Free Throws Attempted 10.2
Turnovers 2.5
Personal Fouls 3.2
Win Shares 9.0
True Shooting Pct 58.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 30.6
Usage Pct 32.4%
Box Plus Minus 7.1
Value Over Replacement Player 3.9

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 12.9
Reg. Win Burden % 43.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 392.0
Postseason ISR 315.1
Reg. Season ICS (%) 35.0%
Postseason ICS (%) 36.6%

HooperROI

Salary $15,000,000
Overpay Index 1.05
Contract Value Rating 9.9/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 117.1
Postseason Score 68.06
Season Score 254.24
Years Experience 7

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $306,122
Availability % 98.0%
Cap Wasted % 1.00%