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Walker Kessler
2023-24

Walker Kessler

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Prime
Age:22
Position:C
Team:UTA
Games:64
Minutes (Per Game):23.3
Total Minutes:1493.0
Player
Index
B-
58.7
Rank #108 (2023-24)
Potential Index
A-
79.2
Rank #27 (2023-24)

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 8.1
Rebounds 7.5
Assists 0.9
Steals 0.5
Blocks 2.4
Field Goal Pct 65.4%
Field Goals Made 3.6
Field Goals Attempted 5.5
Three Point Pct 21.1%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.3
Free Throw Pct 60.2%
Free Throws Made 0.9
Free Throws Attempted 1.5
Turnovers 1.0
Personal Fouls 2.1
Win Shares 4.1
True Shooting Pct 66.3%
Player Efficiency Rating 18.0
Usage Pct 12.8%
Box Plus Minus 0.9
Value Over Replacement Player 1.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 4.5
Reg. Win Burden % 12.5%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 66.7
Reg. Season ICS (%) 7.6%

HooperROI

Salary $2,831,160
Overpay Index 0.13
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 75.3

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 58.12
Season Score 58.12
Years Experience 2

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $629,147
Availability % 78.0%
Cap Wasted % 0.50%