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Walker Kessler
2024-25

Walker Kessler

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Prime
Age:23
Position:C
Team:UTA
Games:58
Minutes (Per Game):30.0
Total Minutes:1740.0
Player
Index
B+
74.3
Rank #52 (2024-25)
Potential Index
S
90.6
Rank #17 (2024-25)

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 11.1
Rebounds 12.2
Assists 1.7
Steals 0.6
Blocks 2.4
Field Goal Pct 66.3%
Field Goals Made 4.8
Field Goals Attempted 7.2
Three Point Pct 17.6%
Three Pointers Made 0.1
Three Pointers Attempted 0.6
Free Throw Pct 52.0%
Free Throws Made 1.4
Free Throws Attempted 2.6
Turnovers 1.5
Personal Fouls 2.2
Win Shares 5.4
True Shooting Pct 66.0%
Player Efficiency Rating 20.0
Usage Pct 13.7%
Box Plus Minus 1.8
Value Over Replacement Player 1.7

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 6.5
Reg. Win Burden % 30.1%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 99.0
Reg. Season ICS (%) 14.0%

HooperROI

Salary $2,965,920
Overpay Index 0.09
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 91.5

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 78.03
Season Score 78.03
Years Experience 3

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $878,791
Availability % 70.7%
Cap Wasted % 0.60%