2025-26 Season

LACHLAN OLBRICH

Chicago Bulls | Center | 6-8

2025-26 Season

LACHLAN OLBRICH

Chicago Bulls | Center | 6-8 | Yr 0

2.0 PPG

2.2 RPG

0.7 APG

7.1 MPG

-0.9 Impact

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

NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

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

-0.9

Scoring +0.8

Points 2.0 PPG × +1.00 = +2.0

Missed 2PT 0.5/g × -0.78 = -0.4

Missed 3PT 0.3/g × -0.87 = -0.3

Missed FT 0.5/g × -1.00 = -0.5

Creation +0.9

Assists 0.7/g × +0.50 = +0.3

Off. Rebounds 0.5/g × +1.26 = +0.6

Turnovers -0.8

Turnovers 0.4/g × -1.95 = -0.8

Defense -0.8

Steals 0.2/g × +2.30 = +0.5

Blocks 0.1/g × +0.90 = +0.1

Def. Rebounds 1.6/g × +0.30 = +0.5

Fouls Committed 2.5/g × -0.75 = -1.9

Hustle & Effort +0.9

Contested Shots 1.9/g × +0.20 = +0.4

Deflections 0.3/g × +0.65 = +0.2

Loose Balls 0.2/g × +0.60 = +0.1

Screen Assists 0.4/g × +0.30 = +0.1

Off. Fouls Drawn 0.0/g uncredited × +2.70 = +0.1

Raw Impact +1.0

Baseline (game-average expected) −1.9

Net Impact

-0.9

9th pctl vs Centers

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

#16

Impact

#18

Offense

#20

Hustle

#20

Defense

of 20 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

Nikola Vučević +4.1 Jalen Smith +2.6 Zach Collins +2.4 Leonard Miller +2.1 Collin Sexton +1.7 Tre Jones +1.6 Ayo Dosunmu +0.6 Julian Phillips -0.2 Jevon Carter -0.2 Dalen Terry -0.5 Matas Buzelis -0.5 Josh Giddey -0.7 Nick Richards -0.8 Guerschon Yabusele -0.9 Kevin Huerter -1.5 Lachlan Olbrich -2.6 Isaac Okoro -3.3 Coby White -3.5 Patrick Williams -4.5 Rob Dillingham -5.9

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 92 Centers with 10+ games

Scoring 8th

3.8 PPG

Efficiency 5th

47.5% TS

Playmaking 27th

0.9 APG

Rebounding 15th

3.6 RPG

Rim Protection 5th

0.11/min

Hustle 27th

0.10/min

Shot Creation 50th

0% pullup

TO Discipline 26th

0.06/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Lachlan Olbrich’s start to the 2025-26 campaign was defined by a desperate, often fruitless struggle to justify his spot at the end of the bench. Far too often, the big man simply floated aimlessly on the perimeter, turning his limited rotation minutes into empty cardio. When given a season-high 16 minutes on 01/07 vs DET, he bled points through slow rotations and defensive miscommunications, resulting in a brutal -10.7 impact score. He finally flashed some genuine utility on 02/01 vs MIA. By utilizing decisive cuts and sharp spatial awareness in the dunker spot, he poured in nine points and generated a season-best +6.5 impact score. Even when his offensive game remained dormant, he occasionally found ways to survive on the floor. During his shift on 03/05 vs PHX, Olbrich managed a +2.1 impact despite scoring just four points, salvaging his value entirely through sturdy defensive anchoring. If he wants to escape garbage time permanently, he must stop blending into the background and start imposing his physical will on the margins.

IMPACT TIMELINE

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

Jan 08 | -10.9 impact

PATTERNS

Boom-or-bust player. Olbrich's impact swings wildly relative to his average — some nights dominant, others invisible. Scoring varies by ~3 points per game.

Average defender. Olbrich doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Slight upward trend. First-half impact: -1.8, second-half: -0.0. Modest improvement — possibly settling into a rhythm.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 4 games. Longest cold streak: 8 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 43 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.