2025-26 Season

KOBE BUFKIN

Los Angeles Lakers | Guard | 6-4

2025-26 Season

KOBE BUFKIN

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

2.7 PPG

0.7 RPG

0.4 APG

7.3 MPG

-2.2 Impact

Bufkin produces at an below average rate for a 7-minute workload.

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-2.2

Scoring +0.8

Points 2.7 PPG × +1.00 = +2.7

Missed 2PT 0.8/g × -0.78 = -0.6

Missed 3PT 1.5/g × -0.87 = -1.3

Missed FT 0.0/g × -1.00 = -0.0

Creation +0.5

Assists 0.4/g × +0.50 = +0.2

Off. Rebounds 0.2/g × +1.26 = +0.3

Turnovers -0.6

Turnovers 0.3/g × -1.95 = -0.6

Defense -1.0

Steals 0.2/g × +2.30 = +0.5

Blocks 0.2/g × +0.90 = +0.2

Def. Rebounds 0.5/g × +0.30 = +0.2

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +0.7

Contested Shots 0.6/g × +0.20 = +0.1

Deflections 0.2/g × +0.65 = +0.1

Charges Drawn 0.1/g × +2.70 = +0.3

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.1/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.2

Raw Impact +0.4

Baseline (game-average expected) −2.6

Net Impact

-2.2

33th pctl vs Guards

About this model: Net Impact can't measure floor spacing, help defense rotations, or playmaking gravity — so wings and guards are slightly undervalued vs bigs. How Net Impact works

TEAM COMPARISON

Impact

Offense

Hustle

Defense

of 14 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Luka Dončić +9.7 Deandre Ayton +4.9 Jaxson Hayes +3.6 Austin Reaves +3.2 LeBron James +1.4 Jake LaRavia -0.5 Jarred Vanderbilt -0.8 Maxi Kleber -1.4 Marcus Smart -2.3 Luke Kennard -2.9 Nick Smith Jr. -3.3 Rui Hachimura -3.7 Dalton Knecht -3.9 Gabe Vincent -5.0

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Feb 10 | -12.3 impact

PATTERNS

Struggling. Bufkin has posted negative impact in 77% of games this season. The production rarely outweighs the cost.

Getting better as the season goes on. First-half impact: -4.2, second-half: -0.6. That's a significant jump — could be a role change, confidence, or development clicking.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 1 games. Longest cold streak: 6 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.