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Shaquille O'Neal
2000-01

Shaquille O'Neal

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#1 PLI
Age:28
Position:C
Team:LAL
Games:74
Minutes (Per Game):39.5
Total Minutes:2924.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (2000-01)
  • 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 28.7
Rebounds 12.7
Assists 3.7
Steals 0.6
Blocks 2.8
Field Goal Pct 57.2%
Field Goals Made 11.0
Field Goals Attempted 19.2
Three Point Pct 0.0%
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 51.3%
Free Throws Made 6.7
Free Throws Attempted 13.1
Turnovers 2.9
Personal Fouls 3.5
Win Shares 14.9
True Shooting Pct 57.4%
Player Efficiency Rating 30.2
Usage Pct 31.6%
Box Plus Minus 7.7
Value Over Replacement Player 7.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 14.9
Reg. Win Burden % 39.9%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 459.0
Postseason ISR 468.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 38.8%
Postseason ICS (%) 31.2%

HooperROI

Salary $19,285,715
Overpay Index 1.15
Contract Value Rating 9.6/10.0

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 99.6

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 245.36
Postseason Score 178.96
Season Score 762.86
Years Experience 9

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $1,904,762
Availability % 90.2%
Cap Wasted % 5.30%