2025-26 Season

KOBE BUFKIN

Los Angeles Lakers | Guard | 6-4

2025-26 Season

KOBE BUFKIN

Los Angeles Lakers | Guard | 6-4 | Yr 2

2.9 PPG

0.8 RPG

0.6 APG

7.5 MPG

-7.4 Impact

Bufkin produces at an poor rate for a 8-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

-7.4

Scoring +1.9

Points 2.9 PPG = +1.3

Shot Making above expected FG% = +0.6

Creation +0.2

Creation 0.6 AST/g = +0.2

Turnovers -0.7

Turnovers 0.3/g = -0.7

Defense -0.1

Defense 0.1 STL, 0.2 BLK = -0.1

Hustle & Effort +0.4

Rebounds 0.8 RPG = +0.4

Raw Impact +1.7

Baseline (game-average expected) −9.1

Net Impact

-7.4

4th pctl vs Guards

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

Impact

Creation

Hustle

Defense

of 15 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Luka Dončić +23.6 LeBron James +11.3 Austin Reaves +10.9 Deandre Ayton +9.5 Rui Hachimura +1.7 Jaxson Hayes -0.2 Luke Kennard -0.6 Jake LaRavia -0.7 Nick Smith Jr. -2.1 Marcus Smart -2.2 Jarred Vanderbilt -4.3 Bronny James -4.3 Dalton Knecht -5.4 Maxi Kleber -6.8 Gabe Vincent -7.2

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Mar 06 | -12.6 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Bufkin has posted negative impact in 100% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Streaky shooter — only cracks 45% from the field in 0% of games. Efficiency is all over the place night-to-night.

Performance has dropped off. First-half impact: -5.8, second-half: -8.9. Worth watching whether it's fatigue, injury, or opponents adjusting.

In a rough stretch — 16 straight games with negative impact. Longest cold streak this season: 16 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 35 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.