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Player Contract Analysis
Michael Jordan
1996-97

Michael Jordan

Age: 33.0
Team: CHI
Salary: $30,140,000.00
Adj. Win Shares: 15.8
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

7.2/10

Overpay Index

2.13
Mild Overpay

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$1.91M
$1,909,528.64

Adjusted Salary

$14.15M
$14,150,234.74

Adjusted Salary Percentage

-53.05%

OPI Season Rank

#291 out of 349
Low OPI = better value

Premium OPI Rank

Among players with OPI < 1
Value Assessment

Contract Evaluation: This player is overpaid, with compensation exceeding their on-court contributions.

Win Share Value: Based on the league average cost per win share of $5.69M, Michael Jordan's contribution of 18.3 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Michael Jordan's actual salary of $30.14M means the team is paying 113.0% above market value for their performance.

Availability: Michael Jordan played 82 of their team's 82 games (full season).

Contract Value Rating
7.2/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Mild Overpay
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 82.0
GS (Games Started) 82.0
MPG (Minutes) 37.9
PPG (Points) 29.6
RPG (Rebounds) 5.9
APG (Assists) 4.3
SPG (Steals) 1.7
BPG (Blocks) 0.5
FG% (Field Goal) 48.6%
3P% (Three Point) 37.4%
2P% (Two Point) 50.7%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 51.6%
FT% (Free Throw) 83.3%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 1.4
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 4.5
TOV (Turnovers) 2.0
PF (Personal Fouls) 1.9
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 27.8
TS% (True Shooting) 56.7%
USG% (Usage Rate) 33.2%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) 8.9
VORP (Value Over Replacement) 8.6
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.283
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) 7.8
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) 1.1
WS (Win Shares) 18.3
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 13.3
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 5.0
AST% (Assist Percentage) 21.2%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 2.4%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 1.1%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 7.2%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 4.2%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 13.2%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 8.8%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 15.7%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 30.4%
League Context

Salary Cap

$24.36M
$24,363,000.00

Total NBA Payroll

$706.53M
29 teams

League Total Wins

1189
41.0 per team