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Kobe Bufkin
LAL · Guard · 2025-26 · Michigan · Year 3 · age 22 · born Sep 21, 2003 · unqualified
2.9 PPG0.8 RPG0.6 APG0.3 TPG7.5 MPG
- Height
- 6'4"
Wingspan6'8"Reach8'7"Max vert36.0"Weight195Lane agility11.7sKobe Bufkin, 2025-26 with LAL: 2.9 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.6 assists in 7.5 minutes a game. He fell short of the qualifying floor (20 games at 15 minutes a game), so the percentiles below set a small sample against the 349 players who cleared it.
Bars rank him against all 349 qualified players in 2025-26; the second number is his rank among the 178 qualified guards. 50 is average, and a higher percentile is always the better mark.
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Role
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Minutes / game | 1 | 1 | 7.5 |
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| Minutes share | 1 | 1 | 3.0% |
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| Availability | 1 | 1 | 19.5% |
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Offense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Shooting |
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| True shooting % | 1 | 1 | .416 |
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| Effective FG% | 1 | 1 | .350 |
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| Points per shot | 1 | 1 | 0.92 |
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| 3-point % | 3 | 1 | 19.2% |
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| 3-point attempts / g | 13 | 3 | 1.6 |
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| 3PA rate (of FGA) | 68 | 61 | 52.0% |
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| 2-point % | 3 | 4 | 41.7% |
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| Free throw % | 98 | 98 | 91.7% |
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| FT attempts / g | 11 | 13 | 0.8 |
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| FT rate (of FGA) | 50 | 60 | 24.0% |
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| % points from 3 | 41 | 27 | 32.6% |
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| Creation & playmaking |
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| Points / 75 | 24 | 26 | 13.3 |
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| Assist % | 46 | 30 | 12.8% |
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| Assists / 75 | 40 | 24 | 2.9 |
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| Assist / turnover | 59 | 40 | 2.00 |
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| Potential assists / 75 | 16 | 8 | 3.5 |
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| Usage % | 71 | 68 | 21.9% |
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| Turnover % | 91 | 91 | 8.3% |
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| Turnovers / 75 | 79 | 79 | 1.4 |
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| Offensive rebound % | 2 | 3 | 0.8% |
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| Drive rate / 75 | 60 | 43 | 7.5 |
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| Self-creation | 35 | 47 | low |
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| Defender difficulty | 75 | 92 | high (+0.1) |
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| Impact |
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| On/Off net | 1 | 1 | -34.8 |
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Defense
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Rebounding |
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| Rebounds / 75 | 14 | 24 | 3.8 |
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| Def. rebound % | 37 | 58 | 10.2% |
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| Activity & outcomes |
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| Steals / 75 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 |
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| Blocks / 75 | 74 | 92 | 0.9 |
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| Stocks / 75 | 28 | 35 | 1.4 |
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| Steal % | 3 | 1 | 0.8% |
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| Block % | 74 | 91 | 2.3% |
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| Rim FG% def. diff | 1 | 1 | +13.9% |
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| Matchup difficulty | 18 | 21 | low (11.3) |
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| Opp FG% on matchups | 1 | 1 | +15.9% |
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| Deflections / 75 | 4 | 3 | 1.2 |
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| Physical ingredients |
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| Length (wingspan) | 23 | 40 | 6'8" |
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| Height | 22 | 43 | 6'4" |
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| Strength (weight) | 20 | 35 | 195 |
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| Standing reach | 41 | 69 | 8'7" |
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| Lateral agility | 10 | 4 | 11.7s |
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| Vertical | 50 | 43 | 36.0" |
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Value
| Stat | Percentile vs league | vs guards | Value |
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| Overall value |
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| PER | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
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| Win Shares / 48 | 1 | 1 | −.056 |
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| Box Plus/Minus | 1 | 1 | −9.4 |
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| Offensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −6.2 |
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| Defensive BPM | 1 | 1 | −3.2 |
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| VORP | 17 | 19 | -0.2 |
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| Game Score / g | 1 | 1 | 1.5 |
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Season by season
| Season | Team | Age | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | BPM | BPM %ile | Honours |
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| 2023-24 | ATL | 20 | 17 | 11.5 | 4.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 | .424 | −4.5 | 4 | |
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| 2024-25 | ATL | 21 | 10 | 12.4 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 1.7 | .483 | −4.0 | 6 | |
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| 2025-26 | LAL | 22 | 16 | 7.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | .416 | −9.4 | 1 | |
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BPM %ile ranks his Box Plus/Minus against that season’s qualified players.