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Player Contract Analysis
Shaquille O'Neal
1995-96

Shaquille O'Neal

Age: 23.0
Team: ORL
Salary: $5,700,000.00
Adj. Win Shares: 5.9
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

9.7/10

Overpay Index

1.14
Fair Value

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$969K
$968,564.15

Adjusted Salary

$5.00M
$5,000,000.00

Adjusted Salary Percentage

-12.28%

OPI Season Rank

#226 out of 339
Low OPI = better value

Premium OPI Rank

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Among players with OPI < 1
Value Assessment

Contract Evaluation: This is a fair market value contract, with the player's compensation matching their on-court contributions.

Win Share Value: Based on the league average cost per win share of $5.69M, Shaquille O'Neal's contribution of 6.9 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Shaquille O'Neal's actual salary of $5.70M means the team is paying 14.0% above market value for their performance.

Availability: Shaquille O'Neal played 54 of their team's 82 games (28 missed).

Contract Value Rating
9.7/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Fair Value
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 54.0
GS (Games Started) 52.0
MPG (Minutes) 36.0
PPG (Points) 26.6
RPG (Rebounds) 11.0
APG (Assists) 2.9
SPG (Steals) 0.6
BPG (Blocks) 2.1
FG% (Field Goal) 57.3%
3P% (Three Point) 50.0%
2P% (Two Point) 57.3%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 57.4%
FT% (Free Throw) 48.7%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 3.4
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 7.7
TOV (Turnovers) 2.9
PF (Personal Fouls) 3.6
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 26.4
TS% (True Shooting) 57.0%
USG% (Usage Rate) 32.8%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) 3.7
VORP (Value Over Replacement) 2.8
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.171
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) 3.5
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) 0.2
WS (Win Shares) 6.9
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 3.9
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 3.0
AST% (Assist Percentage) 15.9%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 0.9%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 4.4%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 11.0%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 11.1%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 24.2%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 17.8%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 0.2%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 49.5%
League Context

Salary Cap

$23.00M
$23,000,000.00

Total NBA Payroll

$667.00M
29 teams

League Total Wins

1189
41.0 per team