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Player Contract Analysis
Hakeem Olajuwon
1987-88

Hakeem Olajuwon

Age: 25.0
Team: HOU
Salary: $1,452,666.00
Adj. Win Shares: 10.8
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

10.0/10

Overpay Index

0.59
Elite Underpay

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$135K
$134,793.17

Adjusted Salary

$2.46M
$2,462,145.76

Adjusted Salary Percentage

+69.49%

OPI Season Rank

#107 out of 265
Low OPI = better value

Premium OPI Rank

#8 out of 192
Among players with OPI < 1
Value Assessment

Contract Evaluation: This is a good value contract, with the player underpaid relative to their contributions.

Win Share Value: Based on the league average cost per win share of $5.69M, Hakeem Olajuwon's contribution of 10.7 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Hakeem Olajuwon's actual salary of $1.45M means the team is getting a 41.0% discount on market value for their performance.

Availability: Hakeem Olajuwon played 79 of their team's 82 games (3 missed).

Contract Value Rating
10.0/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Elite Underpay
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 79.0
GS (Games Started) 79.0
MPG (Minutes) 35.8
PPG (Points) 22.8
RPG (Rebounds) 12.1
APG (Assists) 2.1
SPG (Steals) 2.1
BPG (Blocks) 2.7
FG% (Field Goal) 51.4%
3P% (Three Point) 0.0%
2P% (Two Point) 51.6%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 51.4%
FT% (Free Throw) 69.5%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 3.8
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 8.3
TOV (Turnovers) 3.1
PF (Personal Fouls) 4.1
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 23.4
TS% (True Shooting) 55.5%
USG% (Usage Rate) 26.5%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) 4.4
VORP (Value Over Replacement) 4.6
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.182
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) 2.2
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) 2.2
WS (Win Shares) 10.7
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 4.4
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 6.3
AST% (Assist Percentage) 9.2%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 2.7%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 4.2%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 13.0%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 11.2%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 24.1%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 17.7%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 0.3%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 39.6%
League Context

Salary Cap

$6.16M
$6,164,000.00

Total NBA Payroll

$141.77M
23 teams

League Total Wins

943
41.0 per team