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Indiana Pacers

IvicaZubac

#40 · Center· 7' 0"· 29 years

Inside the game of Ivica Zubac.

Ivica ZubacPORTRAIT / NBA CENTER

2026-27 · Regular season

2 games · IND
Points / G12.5
Rebounds / G13.0
Assists / G1.0
Minutes / G28.6
Field goal57.9%
Three-point—

Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.

Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.

01 / The film room

The game, in motion.

NBA video library ↗

02 / The scouting file

Look closer.

The role. The questions. The person.

The statistical read

What changes when you look past points per game?

2025-26 · 48 games
1450 recorded minutes

League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.

Scoring volume16.8 PTS / 36
58th percentile

Points per 36 minutes

Assist production2.6 AST / 36
35th percentile

Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created

Rebound production12.6 REB / 36
95th percentile

Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter

Three-point appetite0.0% of FGA
1st percentile

Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three

Free-throw volume29.5 FTA / 100 FGA
69th percentile

Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts

Scoring efficiency62.2% TS
82nd percentile

True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts

How to read this profile

Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.

NBA source record ↗
Statistical signal

Rebound production

12.6 REB / 36 places Ivica Zubac at the 95th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. Look at who handles the box-out and which rebounds are contested before assigning the full credit.

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Statistical signal

Scoring efficiency

62.2% true shooting places Ivica Zubac at the 82nd percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The next question is how much of that efficiency survives harder shots or a larger role.

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Film question

What happens when the defender helps?

There are no three-point attempts in this sample. On film, look for the alternative: screening, cutting, interior touches or passing that makes a help defender pay.

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Film question

Decisions under pressure

1.22 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.

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Possession detail · 2026-27

Where the shots actually came from.

2 checked games
19 attempts

2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.

At the rim
64.3% 14 attempts · 73.7% of shots
Paint & short twos
40.0% 5 attempts · 26.3% of shots

Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 63.6% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.

Games in this sample2026-10-23 vs DAL ↗ 2026-10-21 vs NOP ↗

The roster around him

Who else occupies this part of the floor?

Current IND teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.

PlayerPositionMIN / GAST / G3P%3PAREB / G
Jay Huff ↗C21.01.531.9%3734.0
Larry Nance Jr. ↗F-C12.81.033.3%632.7

A comparison worth investigating

Similar box-score profiles.

2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.

The reporting file

Start with the people who were there.

Read Zubac’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.

Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓

03 / The numbers

A season in motion.

2026-27 regular season · 2 games

Game by game

Per game Rolling 5-game average

Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.

SampleGPPTSREBASTTS%
Available games212.513.01.057.8%
Last 10212.513.01.057.8%
Last 5212.513.01.057.8%
Starts212.513.01.057.8%

The shooting profile

Every point has a source.

2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.

57.8%True shooting
57.9%Effective FG
57.9%
Two-point19 attempts
—
Three-point0 attempts
50.0%
Free throws6 attempts
Share of points25 total points
Two-pointers 88.0%Three-pointers 0.0%Free throws 12.0%

04 / The reading room

Beyond the stat line.

Player analysis & reporting

Read the Game

Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season

IND vs NOP ↗

Ivica Zubac collected 15 rebounds and blocked two shots. Zubac also scored 16 points on 58.3% from the field and committed just one turnover.

Every recorded appearance ↓

05 / The long view

The career, chapter by chapter.

Source record ↗

Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.

SeasonTeamGPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%
2026-27IND228.612.513.01.00.01.557.9%—50.0%
2025-26IND / LAC4830.214.110.62.20.40.859.8%—71.1%
2024-25LAC8032.816.812.62.70.71.162.8%—66.1%
2023-24LAC6826.411.79.21.40.31.264.9%—72.3%
2022-23LAC7628.510.89.91.00.41.363.4%0.0%69.7%
2021-22LAC7624.410.38.51.60.51.062.6%—72.7%
2020-21LAC7222.39.07.21.20.30.965.2%25.0%78.9%
2019-20LAC7218.48.37.51.10.20.961.3%0.0%74.7%
2018-19TOT5917.68.96.11.10.20.955.9%—80.2%
2018-19LAL3315.68.54.90.80.10.858.0%—86.4%
2018-19LAC2620.29.47.71.50.40.953.8%—73.3%
2017-18LAL439.53.72.90.60.20.350.0%0.0%76.5%
2016-17LAL3816.07.54.20.80.40.952.9%0.0%65.3%
1xAll-Defensive 2nd Team2025

06 / Every appearance

The game log.

2026-27 · 5 recorded games · Download CSV ↓
5 games
CompetitionGameFG%3P%FT%Contribution
Oct 23Regular seasonIND vs DAL ↗23.691120157.1%—50.0%-1.0Box only · provisional
Oct 21Regular seasonIND vs NOP ↗33.6161500258.3%—50.0%+0.8Box only · provisional
Oct 13PreseasonIND vs OKC ↗18.0131353085.7%—100.0%+23.8Box only · provisional
Oct 10PreseasonIND vs ATL ↗20.811521166.7%—50.0%+1.9Box only · provisional
Oct 7PreseasonIND vs MIN ↗17.66321042.9%——-7.9Box only · provisional

Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Individual performance breakdowns +

Regular season

Oct 23, 2026 · IND vs DAL

Starter · 23.6 minutes

Impact-1.0
PTS
9
REB
11
AST
2
STL
0
BLK
1
TO
3

Ivica Zubac scored 9 points, shooting 57.1% from the field. He added 11 rebounds and 1 block, with 3 turnovers.

Box-score read

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
57.1% 7 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
50% 2 attempts
Plus/minus
-23
True shooting
57.1%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+6.29
Defensive box value
+1.50
Minutes baseline
-8.76
Game impact
-0.97

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Regular season

Oct 21, 2026 · IND vs NOP

Starter · 33.6 minutes

Impact+0.8
PTS
16
REB
15
AST
0
STL
0
BLK
2
TO
1

Ivica Zubac collected 15 rebounds and blocked two shots. Zubac also scored 16 points on 58.3% from the field and committed just one turnover.

Player analysis

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
58.3% 12 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
50% 4 attempts
Plus/minus
+11
True shooting
58.1%

How this score adds up

Offensive box value
+14.07
Defensive box value
+1.35
Minutes baseline
-14.63
Game impact
+0.79

Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 13, 2026 · IND vs OKC

Starter · 18.0 minutes

Impact+23.8
PTS
13
REB
13
AST
5
STL
3
BLK
0
TO
0

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
85.7% 7 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
100% 1 attempts
Plus/minus
+11
True shooting
87.4%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 14, 2026 · 04:37 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 10, 2026 · IND vs ATL

Starter · 20.8 minutes

Impact+1.9
PTS
11
REB
5
AST
2
STL
1
BLK
1
TO
1

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
66.7% 6 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
50% 6 attempts
Plus/minus
-1
True shooting
63.7%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

Preseason

Oct 7, 2026 · IND vs MIN

Starter · 17.6 minutes

Impact-7.9
PTS
6
REB
3
AST
2
STL
1
BLK
0
TO
3

A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.

Shooting & impact breakdown

Shooting

FG
42.9% 7 attempts
3PT
— 0 attempts
FT
— 0 attempts
Plus/minus
-13
True shooting
42.9%

How this score adds up

A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.

Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.

07 / The player file

How Zubac got here.

At a glance.

Height
7' 0"
Weight
240 lbs
Age now
29 years
Born
1997-03-18
Hometown
Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Draft
2016: Rd 2, Pk 32 (LAL)
Experience
11th Season

Traded from LAC on 02/05/26

Biography source · ESPN ↗

The contract

$19.55M

2026-27 reported base salary

2026-27
$19.55M
2027-28
$21.00M

Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.

HoopsHype · checked 2026-10-20 ↗

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The players around him.

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The record behind the page

Official roster ↗ · checked 2026-10-24. Career, biography and publisher links checked 2026-10-25. Our methodology ↗

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