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Player Contract Analysis
Zion Williamson
2024-25

Zion Williamson

Age: 24.0
Team: NOP
Salary: $36,725,670.00
Adj. Win Shares: 3.0
Contract Value Analysis

Contract Value Rating

6.6/10

Overpay Index

2.37
Bad Overpay

League Value Per Win Share

$5.69M
$5,690,000.00

Player Cost Per Win Share

$12.26M
$12,262,327.21

Adjusted Salary

$15.50M
$15,496,063.29

Adjusted Salary Percentage

-57.81%

OPI Season Rank

#375 out of 441
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, Zion Williamson's contribution of 2.5 win shares has a market value that can be calculated by the analysis.

Salary Reality: Zion Williamson's actual salary of $36.73M means the team is paying 137.0% above market value for their performance.

Availability: Zion Williamson played 30 of their team's 82 games (52 missed).

Contract Value Rating
6.6/10
Scale: 0-10

OPI Tier

Bad Overpay
Stat Value
GP (Games Played) 30.0
GS (Games Started) 30.0
MPG (Minutes) 28.6
PPG (Points) 24.6
RPG (Rebounds) 7.2
APG (Assists) 5.3
SPG (Steals) 1.2
BPG (Blocks) 0.9
FG% (Field Goal) 56.7%
3P% (Three Point) 23.1%
2P% (Two Point) 57.6%
eFG% (Effective Field Goal) 57.0%
FT% (Free Throw) 65.6%
ORPG (Offensive Rebounds) 2.5
DRPG (Defensive Rebounds) 4.7
TOV (Turnovers) 3.0
PF (Personal Fouls) 2.7
Stat Value
PER (Player Efficiency Rating) 27.3
TS% (True Shooting) 60.0%
USG% (Usage Rate) 34.7%
BPM (Box Plus/Minus) 7.0
VORP (Value Over Replacement) 1.9
WS/48 (Win Shares per 48 min) 0.141
OBPM (Offensive Box Plus/Minus) 5.9
DBPM (Defensive Box Plus/Minus) 1.0
WS (Win Shares) 2.5
OWS (Offensive Win Shares) 1.9
DWS (Defensive Win Shares) 0.6
AST% (Assist Percentage) 36.6%
STL% (Steal Percentage) 2.1%
BLK% (Block Percentage) 3.0%
TOV% (Turnover Percentage) 12.8%
ORB% (Offensive Rebound %) 9.3%
DRB% (Defensive Rebound %) 18.2%
TRB% (Total Rebound %) 13.6%
3PAr (Three Point Attempt Rate) 2.6%
FTAr (Free Throw Attempt Rate) 47.4%
League Context

Salary Cap

$140.59M
$140,588,000.00

Total NBA Payroll

$4.22B
30 teams

League Total Wins

1230
41.0 per team