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Player Contract Analysis
Tim Duncan
1998-99

Tim Duncan

Age: 22.0
Team: SAS
Salary: $3,413,000.00
Adj. Win Shares: 11.0
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

10.0/10

Overpay Index

0.28
Elite Underpay

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$312K
$311,632.58

Adjusted Salary

$12.19M
$12,189,285.71

Adjusted Salary Percentage

+257.14%

OPI Season Rank

#26 out of 317
Low OPI = better value

Premium OPI Rank

#6 out of 221
Among players with OPI < 1
Value Assessment

Contract Evaluation: This is an excellent value contract, with the player significantly underpaid relative to their on-court contributions.

Win Share Value: Based on the league average cost per win share of $5.69M, Tim Duncan's contribution of 8.7 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Tim Duncan's actual salary of $3.41M means the team is getting a 72.0% discount on market value for their performance.

Availability: Tim Duncan played 50 of their team's 50 games (full season).

Contract Value Rating
10.0/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Elite Underpay
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 50.0
GS (Games Started) 50.0
MPG (Minutes) 39.3
PPG (Points) 21.7
RPG (Rebounds) 11.4
APG (Assists) 2.4
SPG (Steals) 0.9
BPG (Blocks) 2.5
FG% (Field Goal) 49.5%
3P% (Three Point) 14.3%
2P% (Two Point) 49.8%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 49.5%
FT% (Free Throw) 69.0%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 3.2
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 8.2
TOV (Turnovers) 2.9
PF (Personal Fouls) 2.9
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 23.2
TS% (True Shooting) 54.1%
USG% (Usage Rate) 27.2%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) 4.5
VORP (Value Over Replacement) 3.2
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.213
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) 2.7
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) 1.8
WS (Win Shares) 8.7
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 4.0
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 4.7
AST% (Assist Percentage) 12.1%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 1.2%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 4.4%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 12.7%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 9.7%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 22.2%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 16.3%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 0.8%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 42.4%
League Context

Salary Cap

$30.00M
$30,000,000.00

Total NBA Payroll

$870.00M
29 teams

League Total Wins

725
25.0 per team