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Tim Hardaway
1997-98

Tim Hardaway

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#1 PLI
Age:31
Position:PG
Team:MIA
Games:81
Minutes (Per Game):37.4
Total Minutes:3031.0
Player
Index
S+
100.0
Rank #1 (1997-98)
  • 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 18.9
Rebounds 3.7
Assists 8.3
Steals 1.7
Blocks 0.2
Field Goal Pct 43.1%
Field Goals Made 6.9
Field Goals Attempted 16.0
Three Point Pct 35.1%
Three Pointers Made 1.9
Three Pointers Attempted 5.5
Free Throw Pct 78.1%
Free Throws Made 3.2
Free Throws Attempted 4.1
Turnovers 2.8
Personal Fouls 2.5
Win Shares 11.7
True Shooting Pct 53.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.6
Usage Pct 25.6%
Box Plus Minus 5.2
Value Over Replacement Player 5.5

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 11.7
Reg. Win Burden % 30.7%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 338.3
Postseason ISR 340.2
Reg. Season ICS (%) 28.9%
Postseason ICS (%) 37.8%

HooperROI

Salary $4,800,000
Overpay Index 0.5
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 92.8

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 178.84
Postseason Score 42.0
Season Score 323.36
Years Experience 8

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $59,259
Availability % 98.8%
Cap Wasted % 0.20%